4.10 Sentence

SENTENCE

Sentence is a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written.

1.1

SIMPLE SENTENCE

A simple sentence shows one idea.

a. It has a subject (noun) and a predicate (what the subject has or does).

b. The sentence must make sense.

c. Start with a capital letter.

d. End with a full stop (.) or other punctuation marks such as question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

For example:

Subject	Predicate
The cat	eats fish.
I	walk to school.
They	play football.

1.2

DECLARATIVE SENTENCE

Declarative sentence is used when we want to state something.

a. Use a full stop (.) at the end of a declarative sentence.

For example:

- Tomorrow early morning first I go to morning walk. <-- (full stop)

- I and my sister don't see each other anymore. <-- (full stop)

- George brushes his teeth twice a day. <-- (full stop)

b. Do not use a question mark (?).

For example:

- Tomorrow early morning first I go to morning walk? <-- (wrong)

- I and my sister don't see each other anymore? <-- (wrong)

- George brushes his teeth twice a day? <-- (wrong)

c. Do not use an exclamation mark (!).

For example:

- Tomorrow early morning first I go to morning walk! <-- (wrong)

- I and my sister don't see each other anymore! <-- (wrong)

- George brushes his teeth twice a day! <-- (wrong)

Quick Notes

SENTENCE