Parts and Types

of Sentence
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 The basic unit of written expression is the
sentence.

THE A sentence is a group of words that says

something, all by itself.
SENTENCE

It is complete; it can stand alone. It is

followed by a period (or, in certain cases,
a question mark or an exclamation point).
 In grammatical terms, a sentence is a group of
words that contains a subject and a predicate.
The predicate (to predicate
The subject is the person or
means to say or declare) is
thing you're talking about.
what you're saying about it.

Contd.
For example: We won. The subject is we; the
predicate is won.
 It is fundamental that a subject or
a predicate by itself doesn't say
anything.

Contd. It isn’t a sentence.

In order to form a sentence, you

must have both a subject and a
predicate.
 Mr. Canby's house is at the end of the
road.

My favorite program has been

discontinued for the summer.
Look at She is always busy doing odd jobs
the around- the house.

Examples Many of the members have resigned.

The proof of the pudding is in the

eating
 Declarative Interrogativ Imperative
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TYPES OF
SENTENCES

Exclamator
y
 Every sentence you have been
working with has stated or declared
something. Such a sentence is called
declarative.
Declarativ
e Sentence
It is followed by a period.
A car has just
That is a picture of
stopped in front of
my father.
the house.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question.
Interrogative
Sentence Note that a Is that a picture
of your father ?
question mark is Has the car
used. stopped ?
 An imperative sentence commands or
requests.

Imperative
Sentence
Use a period after an imperative sentence.

Please show me the Look at the license

picture of your father. plate.
  An exclamatory sentence expresses strong
and sudden emotion.

Exclamatory 


Stop that car!
What a picture!
Sentence  How old he looks!
 Isn't that a shame!
 How terrible!
 The exclamatory sentence is
different from the others:

It doesn't follow any rules for

Contd. sentence structure.

In fact, as you see in many

examples, it may look like a
question or a command.
 There are only three things you can say about it:
 It is usually short.
 It is always dramatic or emotional.
 It takes an exclamation point.