SENTENCE
AND ITS KINDS
What is a sentence?
 A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a
main verb, and begins with a capital letter.
 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.
 A sentence is a textual unit consisting of group of words that are
grammatically linked.
KINDS OF SENTENCES
 There are five kinds of sentences,
1) Declarative sentences.
2) Interrogative sentences.
3) Imperative sentences.
4) Exclamatory sentences.
5) Optative sentences.
Declarative Sentences
 The declarative sentence merely makes a statement.
 It may be Affirmative or Negative
 Affirmative Sentences: Any statement that is positive.
 Example: I am your friend.
 Negative Sentences: commonly includes the negative particle not
 Example: We will not tolerate this.
Interrogative Sentences
 The interrogative sentence asks a question.
 The question may be either of two types,
• Either the question is asked by varying the subject and predicate of a
declarative sentence in word-order.
Example: Will you bring your book?
• Or the question is asked by using an interrogative word.
Example: Who broke the glass?
Imperative Sentences
 The imperative sentence expresses a command, order or request.
 The sentence may be order or request
 Example: Do be a bit more careful. (order)
 Example: Please leave your footwear outside. (request)
Exclamatory Sentences
 The exclamatory sentence expresses a sudden emotion of surprise.
 Exclamatory sentences always end in an exclamation mark.
 Example: This is the best day of my life!
 Example: The river is rising!
 Example: Oh, my goodness, I won!
 Example: Oh! Now the battery is dead.
Optative Sentences
 An optative sentence expresses pray or wish.
 Example: May God bless you!
 Example: Would that I were your friend.
 Example: May your wishes all come true.
Sources I thank;
 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com
 https://en.wikipedia.org
 http://sentence.yourdictionary.com
 http://www.englishgrammar.org
 http://grammar.about.com
Thank you very much
Shahzaib Mahesar

sentence structyrs.pdf

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    What is asentence?  A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a main verb, and begins with a capital letter.  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.  A sentence is a textual unit consisting of group of words that are grammatically linked.
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    KINDS OF SENTENCES There are five kinds of sentences, 1) Declarative sentences. 2) Interrogative sentences. 3) Imperative sentences. 4) Exclamatory sentences. 5) Optative sentences.
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    Declarative Sentences  Thedeclarative sentence merely makes a statement.  It may be Affirmative or Negative  Affirmative Sentences: Any statement that is positive.  Example: I am your friend.  Negative Sentences: commonly includes the negative particle not  Example: We will not tolerate this.
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    Interrogative Sentences  Theinterrogative sentence asks a question.  The question may be either of two types, • Either the question is asked by varying the subject and predicate of a declarative sentence in word-order. Example: Will you bring your book? • Or the question is asked by using an interrogative word. Example: Who broke the glass?
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    Imperative Sentences  Theimperative sentence expresses a command, order or request.  The sentence may be order or request  Example: Do be a bit more careful. (order)  Example: Please leave your footwear outside. (request)
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    Exclamatory Sentences  Theexclamatory sentence expresses a sudden emotion of surprise.  Exclamatory sentences always end in an exclamation mark.  Example: This is the best day of my life!  Example: The river is rising!  Example: Oh, my goodness, I won!  Example: Oh! Now the battery is dead.
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    Optative Sentences  Anoptative sentence expresses pray or wish.  Example: May God bless you!  Example: Would that I were your friend.  Example: May your wishes all come true.
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    Sources I thank; https://en.oxforddictionaries.com  https://en.wikipedia.org  http://sentence.yourdictionary.com  http://www.englishgrammar.org  http://grammar.about.com
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    Thank you verymuch Shahzaib Mahesar