Sentence Examples

  Biscuit Trail: Home  Glossary of Grammatical Terms  Sentences

sponsored by the WhiteSmoke grammar checker
Get our daily grammar
tip on Twitter 		Add our gadget to your   
iGoogle homepage   		 English lessons online. Live from USA. Download our
e-book ($7.95) 		Buy the only grammar checker endorsed by Grammar Monster



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 (although the subject may be implied).

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)


 

Associated pages:
 
Glossary of grammatical terms  
  

Grammar Monster © | Copyright Registration Number: 226604 | All rights reserved