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English Sentence
A sentence is a group of words which is usually a grammatically
complete statement. It is often the expression of a thought.
In writing, sentences should begin with a capital letter and end
with a full stop.
Three basic types of sentences:
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Declarative Sentences Smoking can damage your health.
Interrogative Sentence Is James joining us for breakfast?
Imperative Sentence Keep left.
Exclamatory sentence What a day!
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A normal sentence in English usually contains at least three
elements: a subject, a predicate, and an object.
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Subject Predicate Object
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The cat eats the goldfish
My friend is tall
Some sheep are black
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Sentences can be either simple sentence, compound sentence, or
complex sentence.
The Simple Sentence
Simple sentences have only one independent clause. There are no
dependent clauses, and the sentence must be limited to one subject
and one predicate. The sentence may contain modifying words or
phrases. Examples:
Grammar learning is boring.
The sky is blue.
I took his book.
The Compound Sentence
Compound sentences are composed of two or more independent clauses,
which are joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon. One
should always use a comma before any coordinating conjunction that
connects two independent clauses. Examples:
Tom likes reading in the evening, but Mary likes watching TV in the
evening.
Tom likes swimming, so he swims every day.
The Complex Sentence
Complex sentences use one independent clause and one or more
dependent clause. Examples:
When Tom has time in the evening, he often watches TV.
("When Tom..." is a dependent clause, "he often..." is an
independent clause.)
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