Sentence Examples

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Sentence - Glossary of Terms

Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. A sentence must contain a subject and a verb.

Examples:

Dawn saw a ghost. (Dawn - subject / saw - verb)

I ran. (I - subject / ran - verb)

Whilst most of the costs are clear, this department is not in a position to pay the invoice until clarification has been received regarding all costs.
(department - subject / is - verb)

For imperative sentences (i.e., orders) and interrogative sentences (i.e., questions), the subjects may be implied.

Examples:

Run!

Why?

The shortest sentence in English: "Go."

Remember, a sentence is a group of grammatically complete words that expresses a complete thought. A sentence must contain a subject and a verb (even if one or the other is implied). Once you have written a sentence, you cannot put a comma and carry on writing. This is called a run-on error.

I love angel cake, it is my favourite.

(run-on error)

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