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# ClickHouse SQL Statements

Statements represent various kinds of action you can perform using SQL queries. Each kind of statement has it’s own syntax and usage details that are described separately:

- [SELECT](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/select/index.md)
- [INSERT INTO](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/insert-into.md)
- [CREATE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/create/index.md)
- [ALTER](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/alter/index.md)
- [SYSTEM](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/system.md)
- [SHOW](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/show.md)
- [GRANT](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/grant.md)
- [REVOKE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/revoke.md)
- [ATTACH](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/attach.md)
- [CHECK TABLE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/check-table.md)
- [DESCRIBE TABLE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/describe-table.md)
- [DETACH](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/detach.md)
- [DROP](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/drop.md)
- [EXISTS](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/exists.md)
- [KILL](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/kill.md)
- [OPTIMIZE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/optimize.md)
- [RENAME](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/rename.md)
- [SET](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/set.md)
- [SET ROLE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/set-role.md)
- [TRUNCATE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/truncate.md)
- [USE](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/use.md)
- [EXPLAIN](/docs/en/sql-reference/statements/explain.md)