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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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