A sentence is a group of words which expresses a
complete thought.
A sentence must contain a subject and a verb (although one may be implied).
A sentence must contain a subject and a verb (although one may be implied).
The Four Types of Sentence
There are four types of sentence.
A declarative sentence states a fact and ends with
a period / full stop.
For example:
o
He has every attribute of
a dog except loyalty. (Thomas P Gore)
o
I wonder if other dogs
think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
(Remember, a statement which contains an indirect question (like
this example) is not a question.)
An imperative sentence is a command or a polite
request. It ends with an exclamation mark or a period / full stop. For example:
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When a dog runs at you,
whistle for him. (Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862)
An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends
with a question mark. For example:
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Who knew that dog saliva
can mend a broken heart? (Jennifer Neal)
An exclamatory sentence expresses excitement or
emotion. It ends with an exclamation mark. For example:
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In Washington, it's dog
eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite! (Robert Reich)
The Four Sentence
Structures
A sentence can consist of a single clause or several clauses.
When a sentence is a single clause, it is called a simple sentence (and the
clause is called an independent clause). A sentence must contain at least one
independent clause. Below are the four types of sentence structure (with their
independent clauses shaded:
A complex sentence has an independent clause and
at least one dependent clause.
For example:
o
Diplomacy
is the art of saying "nice doggie" until you can find a
rock. (Will Rogers, 1879-1935)
o
When you're on the
Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
(Peter Steiner)
A compound sentence has at least two independent
clauses. For example:
o
Cry
"Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war.
(William Shakespeare, 1564-1616)
A simple sentence has just one independent clause.
For example:
o
You
can't surprise a man with a dog.(Cindy Chupack)
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A Compound-Complex
Sentence.
A compound-complex sentence has at least two
independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. For example:
o
When a dog bites a man, that is not news because it happens so
often, but if a man bites a dog, that is
news. (John B Bogart)
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