Sentence In English Grammar Today we will discuss sentence structure and the types of sentences. We will discuss all about sentences for the preliminary exam.
Sentence In English Grammar
A sentence is the largest unit of any language. In English, it begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.
A sentence is generally defined as a word or a group of words that expresses a thorough idea by giving a statement/order, asking a question, or exclaiming.
Example:
He is a good boy (statement), Is he a good boy? (question), What a nice weather! (exclaiming).
Ideally, a sentence requires at least one subject and one verb. Sometimes the subject of a sentence can be hidden, but the verb must be visible and present in the sentence. The verb is called the heart of a sentence.
Example:
Do it. (In this sentence, the subject ‘you’ is hidden but the verb ‘do’ is visible)
“[A sentence is] a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written.” – (Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.)
More Examples of Sentences
In other words, a complete English sentence must have three characteristics:
- First, in written form, a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period (i.e., a full stop) [.], a note of interrogation (i.e., a question mark) [?], or a note of exclamation (i.e., an exclamation mark) [!].
- Second, it must express a complete thought, not fragmented.
- Third, it must contain at least one subject (hidden/visible) and one verb comprising an independent clause. (An independent clause contains an independent subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.)
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