About sentence

 A sentence is the major grammatical part in language. It communicates a complete contemplation a statement, question, command, or exclamation. In general, assertions and questions—the overwhelming majority of sentences necessitate a subject and a verb, put together in a way that can stand alone, ensuing in what is called an sovereign clause (see main clause ): He kicked the ball is a sentence. After he kicked the ball is not a sentence; in its place it is a reliant clause (see subordinate clause). Even though it has a subject and a verb, it needs to be connected to something in arrange to complete the assertion: After he kicked the

ball, he fell down; or He fell down after he kicked the ball. In the case of guidelines, the subject need not be written because “you” is understood: Go home! Means you go home! And exclamations clearly utter excitement, alarm, anger, or the like with no need for either a subject or a verb: Wow! Bazookas! Ouch! In everyday speech we routinely use phrases or clauses that would not make a complete sentence so-called

 sentence rubbish  because the discussion or the position make the denotation clear. For example, we might answer a question like “Where did you go?” with “To the store,” or “Why can’t I stay out till midnight?” with “Because I say so,” or “What are you doing?” with “Trying to fix this toaster,” instead of “I went to the store,” “You can't stay out that late because I say so,” or “I am trying to fix this toaster.” In written interview sentence remains are rightly acceptable. They would generally be regarded as sentences simply because they start with a capital letter and end with a suitable <p>punctuation mark. But they are not sentences in strict grammatical </p>brains. And as a rule, sentence rubbish is frowned upon in formal or expository writing. They can be useful indeed, powerful but in such writing they are effective only if used sparingly, in order to achieve a intentional special effect: We will not give up combating for this cause. Not now. Not ever. a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which express an statement, a question, a control, a wish, an scream, or the performance of an act, that in writing usually begins with a capital letter and concludes with proper end punctuation, and that in speaking is distinguished by quality patterns of stress, pitch, and pause a numerical or commonsense account (as an equation or a proposition) in words or symbols cluster of words that makes complete sense is called a sentence. There are four kinds of sentences:1. Assertive or declarative sentence (a statement)2. Imperative sentence (a command)3. Interrogative sentence (a question)4. Exclamatory verdict (an exclamation) 1. An assertive sentence is a sentence that states a fact. Such sentences are simple statements. They state, assert, or declare incredible. Examples:

Raja is a student. She lives in a big city. 2. Imperative sentence is a sentence which gives a control, makes a request, or expresses a wish.Examples:Go to your room. (an order)Please lend me your book. (a request)Have a good time at the picnic. (a wish)3. Exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses sudden and sturdy feelings, such as surprise, wonder, pity, compassion, happiness, or gratitude.Example: What a shame! Boy, am I tired! 4. Interrogative sentence: A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence.Examples: What is your name? Where do you live? When students learn to inscribe, they begin by learning about the four types of sentences and the role punctuation plays in determining and creating those dissimilar sentence types. The four types of sentences in the English language include: Declarative sentence Imperative sentence Interrogative sentence Exclamatory sentence And there are only three punctuation marks with which to end a sentence: Using dissimilar types of sentences and punctuation, students can vary the tone of their writing assignments and express a selection of thoughts and emotions. A declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. This kind of sentence ends with a period. Examples of this sentence type:“I want to be a good writer.”  (Makes a statement)“My friend is a really good writer.” (Expresses an opinion)An imperative sentence gives a control or makes a request. It usually ends with a period but can, under certain circumstances, end with an exclamation point. Examples of this sentence type: “Please sit down.”“I need you to sit down now!”An interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence often begins with who, what, where, when, why, how, or do, and it ends with a question mark. Examples of this sentence type: “When are you going to turn in your writing assignment?”“Do you know what the weather will be tomorrow?”An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses great feeling such as excitement, surprise, happiness and anger, and ends with an exclamation point. Examples of this sentence type: “It is too dangerous to climb that mountain!”“I got an A on my book report!”Learning about the different types of sentences and punctuation will help students turn into better writers by enabling them to convey a range of types of in sequence and emotion in their writing. Activities to Help Your Child Learn about the Types of Sentences There are plenty of activities you can do with your child to help him be trained about the different kinds of sentences. For example, sit down with your child and read his favorite books together. Have him identify statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. You can also read from magazines, web sites, song lyrics – any medium that is fun and interesting to your child. This next activity is a good example of how punctuation impacts the message of a sentence. Have your child say or write an exclamation. Turn it into a account by replacing the exclamation point with a period. Discuss with your child how the change in punctuation changes the tone and mood of the sentence. Another fun activity is to have a conversation with your child using only one type of sentence. Pick a topic that interests her and encourage her to be inspired with her responses. This activity will illustrate the importance of different kinds of sentences in speech and writing. Writing Classes about Sentence Types If you think your child needs one-on-one writing instruction, Time4Writing offers individualized writing classes for elementary, middle, and high school students. Our online elementary school writing course teaches students to inscribe and revise examples of the four types of sentences – statements, commands, questions, and exclamations. We also present an interactive

middle school writing class and high school writing class

in basic technicalities that helps students enhance their writing skills by understanding and using punctuation to create different types of sentences.Time4Writing offers accepted writing classes for gifted students, after school enrichment, remediation and as a summer school alternative. All of the Time4Writing online lessons are led by certified writing teachers who present valuable feedback for

every writing duty. These writing classes help students form and fortify the foundation for strong writing skills in elementary school, middle school, high school, and beyond. Learn more about Time4Writing today! The term 'sentence' is widely used to refer to quite different types of unit. Grammatically, it is the uppermost unit and consists of one independent clause, or two or more linked clauses. Orthographically and rhetorically, it is that unit which starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark."

(Angela Downing, English Grammar: A University Course, 2nd ed. Rutledge, 2006) I have taken as my definition of a sentence any combination of words whatsoever, beyond the simple naming of an object of sense."(Kathleen Carter Moore, The Mental

 Development of a Child, 1896)[A sentence is a] unit of speech constructed according to language-dependent rules, which is relatively complete and independent in respect to content, grammatical structure, and intonation."(Hadumo Busman, Rutledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics. Trans. by Lee Forester et al. Rutledge, 1996)A written sentence is a word or group of words that conveys meaning to the listener, can be responded to or is part of a response, and is punctuated."(Andrew S. Rothstein and Evelyn Rothstein, English Grammar Instruction That Works! Corwin Press, 2009)None of the usual definition of a sentence really says much, but every sentence ought somehow to organize a pattern of thought, even if it does not always lessen that thought to bite-sized pieces."(Richard Lanham, Revising Prose. Scribner's, 1979)The sentence has been definite as the largest unit for which there are regulations of grammar."(Christian Lehmann, "Theoretical Implications of Grammaticalization Phenomena." The Role of Theory in Language Description, ed. by William A. Foley. Mouton de Grunter, 1993)The Notional Definition of a Sentence It is sometimes said that a sentence expresses a complete thought. This is a notional definition: it defines a term by the notion or idea it conveys. The difficulty with this definition lies in fixing what is meant by a 'complete thought.' There are notices, for example, that seems to be whole in them but is not generally regarded as sentences: Exit, Danger, 50 mph speed limit. On the other hand, there are sentences that clearly consist of more than one thought. Here is one relatively simple example: This week marks the 300th anniversary of the magazine of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophize Naturalism Principal Mathematical, a fundamental work for the whole of contemporary science and a key influence on the philosophy of the European Enlightenment. How many 'complete thoughts' are there in this sentence? We should at least distinguish that the part after the comma introduces two additional points about Newton's book: (1) that it is a essential work for the whole of modern science, and (2) that it was a key influence on the philosophy of the European Enlightenment. Yet this example would be approved by all as a single verdict, and it is written as a single sentence."(Sidney Green brae and Gerald Nelson, an opening to English Grammar, 2nd ed. Pearson, 2002)Traditional effort to define the sentence were usually either psychological or logical-analytic in nature: the previous type spoke of 'a inclusive thought' or some other unreachable psychological phenomenon; the latter type, following Aristotle, expected to find every verdict made up of a logical subject and logical predicate, units that themselves rely on the sentence for their definition. A more fertile approach is that of [Otto] Spenser (1924: 307), who suggests testing the totality and independence of a sentence, by assessing its potential for standing alone, as a complete utterence."Stanley Fish's Two-Part Definition of a Sentence sentence is a structure of logical relationships. In its bare form, this scheme is hardly edifying, which is why I immediately supplement it with a simple exercise. 'Here,' I say, 'are five words randomly chosen; turn them into a sentence.' (The first time I did this the words were coffee, should, book, garbage and quickly.) In no time at all I am presented with 20 sentences, all perfectly coherent and all quite different. Then comes the hard part. 'What is it,' I ask, 'that you did? What did it take to turn a random list of words into a sentence?' A lot of fumbling and stumbling and false starts follow, but to finish someone says, 'I put the Well, my bottom line can be summarized in two statements: (1) a sentence is an organization of items in the world; and (2) a sentence is a structure of logical relationships."A grammatical unit that is syntactically independent and has a subject that is uttered or, as in imperative sentences, silent and a predicate that contains at least one finite verb. The penalty forced by a law court or other ability upon someone found guilty of a crime or other offense. Obsolete An opinion, especially one given formally after deliberation.American Heritage  Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. (Linguistics) a sequence of words capable of standing alone to make an assertion, ask a question, or give a domination, usually consisting of a subject and a predicate containing a finite verb (Law) the judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, esp. the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed an opinion, judgment, or decision (Music, other) music another word for period (Ecclesiastical Terms) any short passage of scripture working in liturgical use: the funeral sentences.  (Logic) logic a well-formed expression, without variables archaic a proverb, adage, or aphorism  to pronounce sentence on (a convicted person) in a court of law: the judge sentenced the murderer to life imprisonment. a structurally independent grammatical unit of one or more words, in speech often preceded and followed by pauses and in writing begun with a capital letter and ended with a period or other end punctuation, typically consisting of a subject and a predicate containing a finite verb and express a statement, question, request, power, or exclamation, as Summer is here.