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A sentence is a group of words which makes a complete sense. A sentence must contain a subject and a verb (although one may be implied). A sentence always start with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
A sentence can convey a statement, a question, an exclamation or a command. There are four types of Sentence.
1. A Declarative or Assertive Sentence : A sentence that makes a statement or assertion.
Example :
- Sita is going to school.
- Ramesh is playing cricket.
2. An Interrogative Sentence : A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Example :
- What is your name ?
- Where do you live?
3. An Imperative Sentence : A sentence that expresses a command or an entreaty (polite request).
Example :
- Be quiet.
- Have a mercy on them.
4. A Exclamatory Sentence : A sentence that expresses a strong feeling or emotion.
Example :
- Hurray! We won the match.
- What a shame!
There are 4 types of Sentence Structure
1. Simple Sentence Structure : A simple sentence has just one independent clause.
Example :
- I like tea.
- The sun rises in the east.
2. Compound Sentence Structure : A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semi-colon.
Example :
- I went to school but Mohan went to the party.
There are seven coordinating conjunctions :
and, or, nor, but, for, so, yet
3. Complex Sentence Structure : A complex sentence has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Example :
- Our dog barks when she hears a noise.
- Do you know the man who is talking to Suresh?
Here are some common subordinating conjunctions :
after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where, whether, while
Here are the five basic relative pronouns:
that, which, who, whom, whose
4. Compound-Complex Sentence Structure : A compound-complex sentence consists of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
Example :
- The dog started barking so the cat ran away and I couldn’t keep up, so I stopped.
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