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Simple Sentence/ Structure and Types of Simple Sentence

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 Definition:

A sentence is a group of words taken from parts of speech and arranged grammatically to make a complete sense is called sentence. According to English grammar to form a sentence it needs a subject and a predicate. Broadly, a sentence is formed by combining clauses, phrases, adverbials, words and morphemes, which must produce certain meaning.

 

Example:

The children watched a TV programme while their mother made the tea.

Detail Analysis

The children watched a TV programme while their mother made the tea. (One Sentence).

 “The children watched a TV programme” and “Their mother made the tea” (Two Clauses).

 ‘The children’ and ‘watched a TV programme’ are phrases of first clause. (Phrases).

‘Children’ is a word and ‘child’ and ‘ren’ separately called morphemes. (Word and morphemes).

 

Types of sentence

According to number of clauses used in formation of sentence, the sentences can be of four types. Those are simple, compound, complex and mixed types. In this blog we are going to learn all about simple sentence.

 

Simple sentence:

If a sentence consists of one clause, it is described as simple sentence. It is made of one principal clause only. 

 

Example: 

I play football.

She goes to market.

They make a noise.

We swim in the river.

 

Types of simple sentence:

There are six types of simple sentence. Those are given below.

Assertive sentence: These are positive statement types of sentence. Assertive is also known as declarative and affirmative. Declarative sentence simply states facts and opinions. A full stop (.) is placed at the end of sentence.

Structure:

Subject-Verb group-object/ complement/ adverbials.

Example:

The sun rises in the east. (Fact)

It may rain today. (Opinion)

 

Negative sentence: These are negative statements or sentence of negation type opinion or fact. A full stop (.) is placed at the end of sentence.

 Structure:

Subject-Helping verb- not- Main verb-object/complement/ adverbials.

 Example:

The moon does not appear in the sky every night.

He may not pass in this examination.

 

 Yes/No Question: The sentence used to interrogate (to ask question) is known as interrogative or question. If a question can be answered by saying yes or no only, it comes under yes/no question group. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of sentence.

 Structure:

Helping verb-Subject- Main verb-object/complement/adverbials-?

 Example:

Are you a doctor?    Ans: yes or No

Have you played cricket?  Ans: Yes/ No

 

WH Question: If a question cannot be answered by yes/no and needs additional information to answer is known as WH Question. Such questions begin with WH words like what, where, when, who, which, why, how, how many, how much etc. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of sentence.

Structure:

WH words-Helping verb-Subject- Main verb-object/complement/adverbials-? (Direct question)

 WH words- Subject-Verb group-object/ complement/ adverbials-? (Indirect question)

  

Example:

What is your name?

Where is your classmate?

How do you play chess?

 

Imperative: The sentence used to place order, command, suggestion, advice and request comes in imperative group. Such sentence normally begins with ‘verb one’ and ‘let’. A full stop (.) is placed at the end of sentence.

 Structure:

Verb one-object/complement/ adverbials.

Let-accusative pronoun-verb one- object/complement/ adverbials.

 

 Example:

Come here.

Go to office.

Let me ask a question.

Let them speak loudly.

 Exclamatory: An exclamatory sentence expresses feeling of surprise, disgust, excitement and pain. Such sentence begins with How and What. An exclamation mark (!) is placed at the end of sentence.

 Structure:

How-adverb/adjective-rest of the sentence-!

What-noun phrase- rest of the sentence-!

 Example:

What a beautiful flower the rose is!

How nicely she sings!

How heart-breaking the news is!

 Terms related to sentence.

Subject: The doer or agent of the verb. To find out subject ask question using who? Or what? It can be of one word or multiple words. The head word of subject part may be a noun or pronoun.

 

Predicate: Apart from subject the remaining part of sentence is known as predicate which comprises verb group, objects and complement.

 

Verb and verb group: Verbs can be auxiliary and lexical types. Be, Have, Do and Modals are grouped under auxiliary or helping verb while names of all actions are known as lexical or full verbs. Verb group is formed using helping verb and main verb together.

 

Object: The noun or accusative pronoun in predicate which relate to verb is called object. To find out object put on question “what?” Or “for whom?”  In predicate part of sentence.

 

Complement: It is a type of word that adds more information or describe subject or object in a sentence.

 

Parts of speech: There are eight certain types of words used in English language such as Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction and Interjection called parts of speech.

 

Clause: A clause contains a subject and a finite verb. A finite verb is one that carries time and changes its appearance.

 

Phrase: A phrase is a part of clause. It does not make complete sense.

 

Adverbials: There are some words or phrases that answer questions such as where, when, how and why are called adverbials.

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