ENGLISH 3

1. Sentences
and
Non-sentences

2. Sentence
• A sentence is a group of words
with a complete thought.
• It has a subject and a verb.
• Ends with a punctuation mark.

3. Examples:
 Ouch! That really hurts.
 Ana is pretty.
 Can you give this to Ben?
 My favorite fruit is
peach.
 This is the best day of
my life!

4. Non-sentence
• It does not express a
complete thought and is
called a phrase.
• A phrase is a group of words
in which a subject or
a verb is missing.
• It has no punctuation mark
at the end.

5. Examples:
• with her
• the door
• I like
• will do
• by the park
• behind the cat

6. Types of Sentence

7. Declarative Sentence – A statement
that begins with a capital
letter and end with a period.
Examples:
Father is in the kitchen.
My sister sleeps on the couch.
The dog is under the table.

8. Interrogative Sentence – A
statement that asks question
or requests for information.
It starts with a capital
letter and ends with a question
mark (?).

9. Examples:
Can you help me with my homework?
How many hours did you sleep last
night?
What is your phone number?
When is your birthday?

10. Exclamatory Sentence - Shows a
strong feeling. It starts
with a capital and uses an
exclamation point (!).

11. Examples:
Ouch! This thing hurts so bad.
Run!
Let’s go!
Bombs away!
This is amazing!

12. Imperative Sentence – expresses
an order or request. It
starts with a capital
letter and ends with a
period.

13. Examples:
Please bring me a cup of
tea.
Prepare the table now.
Kindly give the letters
to the office.