3. Which of the two sets gives you a clear
sense?
checking her email Elizabeth is checking her email
4. Which of the two sets give you a
clear sense?
sitting on the floor
The boy is setting on the floor
5. A sentence has two parts.
• The first part is called the subject. It tells what the
sentence is about. It can be a person, a place, or a
thing.
• Ex. She is our class Representative.
• Does the giraffe have a long neck?
• In the sentences above, the words she and the
giraffe are the subjects.
6. • Sometimes, there is a hidden subject. In the
sentences above, the words she and the giraffe are
the subjects.
Now, I will show you sentences where the subjects are
not clear.
8. • These sentences have the understood subject "you."
The subject is the person you are talking to.
9. A sentence has two parts.
• The second part is called the predicate.
It tells something about the subject.
• Ex. Wajid, Farhan, and Zafar are
classmates.
The tessellation is beautiful.
10. • What is the complete subject in this sentence?
I keep my surroundings clean.
11. • What is the complete subject in this sentence?
People, plants, and animals live on earth.
12. • What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
• Charles is wearing Golden Ring.
13. • What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
• The lion is the king of the jungle.
14. • What is the complete predicate in this sentence?
Many people gathered to see the pope.
16. Kinds of sentences
1- Those which make statement or assertions; as
There is butter inside the refrigerator.
2- Those which ask questions; as,
where do you live?
3- Those which express commands or requests; as,
Be quiet.
17. 4- Those which express strong feelings; as,
how cold the night is!
5- Those which express a wish, desire or hope
may God bless you all!
18. Declarative Sentence
• A sentence that makes statement, assertion or fact is called
Declarative or Assertive Sentence.
As,
• The earth is round.
• Dinosaurs are extinct.
• usually it ends with a period (.)
19. Interrogative Sentence
• A sentence that asks a question is called an Interrogative
Sentence.
As,
• What is your favourite subject?
• Where do you live?
• Have you seen Iron-Man the movie?
• It ends with a question mark (?
20. Imperative Sentence
• A sentence that expresses a command or an entreaty (request)
is called an Imperative Sentence.
As,
Please close the door.
Write neatly.
Keep quiet.
usually it ends with a period (.)
21. Exclamatory Sentence
• A sentence that expresses strong feelings is called an
Exclamatory Sentence.
• As,
• Look, the house is on fire!
• What a wonderful weather we have today!
• Go!
The sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with an
exclamation point (!).
22. Optative sentence
A sentence that expresses a wish, desire or hope
As,
May God bless you all!
The sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with
an exclamation point (!).
24. Types of Sentences
The type of sentence is determined by the number and type
of clauses it contain.
There are four Types of sentences.
1-Simple Sentence.
2-Complex Sentence.
3-Compound Sentence.
4-Compound Complex Sentence.
25. Simple Sentence
A simple sentence conveys a single idea. It has only one
subject and a predicate.
Example;
• He is my friend.
• I am bored.
• That is a fat monkey.
26. Complex Sentence
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at
least one dependent clause. The independent clause
is called the main clause, and the dependent clause is
called the subordinate clause.
These clauses are joined by conjunctions which include
;
as, even, if, because, unless
27. Complex Sentence
• Example;
• I will do it if I have the time.
• As the lion is very dangerous, I stay away from it.
28. Compound Sentence
• Compound sentence is composed of at least two
clauses or sentences joined together by a
conjunction, i.e. words like, and, but, for, nor, or, so,
therefore, nor, etc
• Example;
• I am skinny and you are obese.
• I always tell you what I know but you never tell me
what you know.
29. Compound Complex Sentence
• A compound complex sentence has at least two
independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
• Example;
• Although the car is old, it still runs well, we intend to keep
it.
Although the car is old,(Dep. Clause) it still runs well,(indep.
Clause) we intend to keep it. (indep. Clause)
30. PHRASE
• Group of word, which make sense but not complete
sense is called a phrase.
• In the east
• To my door
• Of great beauty
• On the wall
31. Clause
• Group of words which forms part of a sentence, and
contain a subject and a predicate is called a clause.
• He has a chain of gold which is made of gold.
• People who pay their debts are trusted.
• I think that you made a mistake.
32. CONT..
• Independent Clause
• A clause which make good sense by itself and hence
can stand by itself as a complete sentence.
• They rested when evening came
• Night came on and rain fell heavily and we all got
very wet.
33. CONT..
• Dependent clause
• The clause which cannot stand by itself and make
good sense.
• They rested when evening came.
• As the boxer advanced into the ring, the people said
they would not allow them to fight.
