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| 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. | ||||||||||
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| A simple sentence shows one idea. | ||||||||||
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a. It has a subject (noun) and a predicate (what the subject has or does). |
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b. The sentence must make sense. |
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c. Start with a capital letter. |
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d. End with a full stop (.) or other punctuation marks such as question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!). For example:
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| Declarative sentence is used when we want to state something. | ||||||||||
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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) - My cat is sick. <-- (full stop) |
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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) - My cat is sick? <-- (wrong) |
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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) - My cat is sick! <-- (wrong) |
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| Imperative sentences are sentences that give advice, directions, requests and orders. | ||||||||||
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a. To give advice / suggestions For example: - Brush your teeth before you go to bed. - Clean your room to avoid an infestation of cockroaches. - Consider the red dress. - You should eat more vegetable. |
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b. To give directions For example: - Walk straight and turn left. - Go past the cinema. - It’s about two blocks from here. |
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c. To give orders / commands For example: - Do not make noises in the library. - Complete these by tomorrow. - Move out of my way! - Give me the book. |
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d. To make requests For example: - Please turn off the fan. - Could you please shut the front door? - Find my leather jacket. - Can I have a slice of cake? |
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