ENGLISH GRAMMAR NOTES

Different Definitions of Grammar:

1. GRAMMAR:
Grammar is the ways that words can be put together in order to make sentences.
2. The Oxford American Dictionary:
Defines grammar as: "the study of words and the rule for their formation and their
relationships to each other in sentences; the rules themselves; speech or writing judged as good or
bad according to these rules".
3. Other GRAMMAR definition:
Grammar is the study of words, how they are used in sentences, and how they change in
different situations. The study of sentence structure. Rules and examples show how the language
should be used.
4. Collins English Dictionary:
Grammar is the ways that words can be put together in order to make sentences.
5. In linguistics:
Grammar is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases and
words in a natural.
6. Merriam-Webster:
Grammar is the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and
relations in the sentence.
 Letter:
A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of
an alphabet.
Word defined Cambridge English:
A single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written.
Word defined by Collins English Dictionary:
A word is a single unit of language that can be represented in writing or speech. In English, a
word has a space on either side of it when it is written. OR
“A word is a combination of two or more than two letters of language that can show or
express meaning in writing or speech.”
Sentence:
A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something. A sentence is the
basic unit of language which expresses a complete thought. A complete sentence has at least a
subject and a main verb to state (declare) a complete thought.
“A sentence is a group of words giving a complete thought. A sentence must contain a
subject and a verb.”
Definition of Sentence by Oxford Dictionary:
A sentence is a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and
predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main
clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses. OR
“A sentence may be defined as a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and
expresses a complete sense or thought.” OR
“A group of words that makes complete sense is called a sentence. A sentence expresses a
complete thought. A sentence can consist of a single clause or several clauses. A sentence must
contain at least one independent clause. We can categorize sentences based on their purpose and
their structure. There are the four types of sentence structures.”
The Four Types of Sentence:
There are four types of sentence. (A sentence can convey a statement, a question, an
exclamation or a command.)

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 A Declarative Sentence. (Statement)

A declarative sentence states a fact and ends with a period (full stop). For example:
 An Imperative Sentence. (Command)
An imperative sentence is a command or a polite request. It ends with an exclamation mark
or a period (full stop). For example:
 An Interrogative Sentence. (Question)
An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. For example:
 An Exclamatory Sentence. (Exclamation!)
An exclamatory sentence expresses excitement or emotion. It ends with an exclamation
mark. For example:

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