SENTENCE – Definition

• A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

It starts with a capital letter and ends with a fullstop(.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

This is the common definition of a sentence. Now let us look at the properties of a sentence.

A sentence is generally a group of words.

A sentence generally contains a subject and a verb.

A sentence is the largest unit in a language.

A sentence contains a sense more or less complete.

A sentence consists of one or more clauses.

ELEMENTS OF A SENTENCE: PHRASE & CLAUSE

A sentence is the largest structural unit of a language. It can be divided into further smaller elements or units.

A sentence consists of clause/s           ->

A clause consists of phrase/s               ->

A phrase consists of word/s                 ->

A word consists of letter/s                  

Letters   ->   Words   ->   Phrase   ->   Clause   ->   Sentence

e.g: There is a mango tree in the garden.

        Will you help me?

        What a nice person he is!

        Please sing a song for us.

Sentence Types

The main divisions of sentences based on different aspects are:

• FUNCTIONAL
• Assertive
• Interrogative
• Imperative
• Exclamatory
• Opative

•  STRUCTURAL:–

i)    Simple

ii)   Compound

iii)   Complex

iv) Complex- Compound

V)  Compound- Complex

The other minor divisions are:-

• FROM POLARITY:-
• Affirmative
• Negative

• VOICE :-
• Active voice
• Passive voice

• PATTERN:–
• Subject + Verb + Direct object
• Subject – Verb – Subject – Complement

These are the basic divisions of the types of sentences. My next post will elaborate on the types of sentences. Sentences have magic to turn the world into a heavenly place.