SENTENCE
and
it's types
topic:

Context
• Definition of Sentence
• Parts of sentence
Subject
Predicate
• Types of Sentence
According to function.
According to structure.

Definition of sentence
Sentence is define as a combination of related
words that expresses a complete thought.
Example:
sky the blue is.
It doesn't expresses complete thought, it is just group of
words. Following is a sentence with complete thought.
The sky is blue.
 It starts with capital letter and ends with full stop.
Example:
The cat is hungry.

Parts of a sentence
There are two
main parts of
sentence:
 Subject
 Predicate

Subject and predicate
Subject :
The part of a sentence about which
something is being said.
Example:
Ali is clever.
Ayesha is cute.
Predicate :
The part of a sentence which says
something about subject.
Example :
Maria sobs.
Ahmad is eating pizza.

types of a sentence
There are two types of a sentence
 According to Function.
 According to Structure.

According to Function
There are four types of a sentence according to
function:
 Declarative Sentence
 Interrogative Sentence
 Imperative Sentence
 Exclamatory Sentence

declarative sentence
A sentence which declares or asserts
statement is called declarative sentence.
 It simply announced an idea.
It ends with a full stop.
Example:
He is going to college.
She is watching a movie.
They are paying football.

Imperative Sentence
A sentence which expresses a request,
a command or an object is called
imperative sentence.
It ends with full stop.
Example:
Give me some food.(request)
Do not smoke.(advice)
Get out the room.(command)

Interrogative Sentence
A sentence that has a question is called
interrogative sentence.
 An interrogative sentence end with a
question mark (?)
Example:
How are you?
Will you help me?
When will he come?

Types of interrogative sentences
There are two types of interrogative
sentence.
 Direct Interrogative.
 Indirect Interrogative.

Direct Interrogative sentence
These are also called Yes/No questions.
These are questions whose expected answer is
either "Yes" or "No".
Example:
Are they America?(No)
Do you like apple? (Yes)

indirect interrogative sentence
These are also called wh- questions.
These are sentences who begins with wh and
how question words.
These questions expect an explained answer
rather than yes or No.
Example:
How was the play?(It was Awsome)
Where are you ? (In the University.)

Exclamatory Sentence
A sentence which expresses strong
emotion or feeling is called an
exclamatory sentence.
 It ends with a symbol(!)
Example:
Hurrah! We won the race.(emotion of
joy)
What a nice car!(emotion of surprise)
Alas! I lost my purse.(emotion of
sorrow)
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Type of sentence
according to structure
There are four types of sentence according
to structure :
 Simple sentence
 Compound sentence
 Complex Sentence
 Compound-Complex Sentence

simple sentence
A simple sentence consist of
one
main clause (Combination of
Subject and Verb) that
expresses a complete
thought.
Example :
s v o
I kicked the ball.
s v
He ran.

S V
I kicked the ball.
Main Clause
Example of Simple Sentence

Compound sentence
A compound sentence contains at least two or
more main clause and
Co-Ordinaters or Semicolon.

co-ordinaters
Co-Ordinaters are the joining words use to join
main clauses. They are also called
Co-Ordinating Conjunctions.
They are Seven in Number:
F or
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
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Example of Compound Sentences:
I kicked the ball and it hits the Tom.
main clause main clause
Co-Ordinater

Complex sentence
The type of sentence that contains one
main clause ; atleast one or more
Sub-Ordinate Clause and Connector.
while, Connectors are the words use to combine
main clause and Sub-ordinate clause.
They are also known as Sub-ordinaters as used
to connect Sub-ordinate clauses.
Such as; Because, then, although e.t.c

Examples of Complex Sentence:
 Tom cries because the ball hits.
main clause Sub-Ordinate clause
Connector

compound - complex sentence
These sentences are the combinition of
Compound and Complex sentences.
 They contain atleast two main clauses,one
Sub-Ordinate clause, Co-ordinator and
Connector .
Examples:
 Tom cried because the ball hit as i kicked
the ball.
 She barged in the room and fell over toys
because it was dark in the room.

Example of Compound-Complex Sentence
Tom cried because the ball hit and i kicked the ball.
main clause main clause
Connector Co-ordinater
Sub-ordinate clause

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