Classify this sentence: "My dog loves to chase the ball."
This sentence can be classified as a declarative sentence. It makes a statement or assertion, and is punctuated with a period at the end.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
Classify this sentence: "My dog loves to chase the ball."

### Output:
This sentence can be classified as a declarative sentence. It makes a statement or assertion, and is punctuated with a period at the end.