POLISH YOUR GRAMMAR SENTENCE Away from lesson on Article (a, an and the) of the English language whatcha was treated last weekend, today, we want take a look at what is called Sentence in English language. We shall also examine its dynamics but first thing first, What does the word sentence mean?. Sentence in English grammar refers to a group of words which expresses a complete idea or thought. In other words, a sentence simply means a statement, either colloquial or written which is meaningful in thought. For example; Czar Ómógbólàhán bought a car. Brig. Gen (Rtd) Benjamin Adekunle has just passed on to glory Nigerias chance of qualification for African Cup of Nations is still dicey The above group of word in each of the three (3) examples expresses a complete idea. Such combination of words is therefore called a sentence. Now, lets look at another group of words “book a read him”. How does it sound in the ear? Meaningful? Hell, nope! This group of words does not make a complete sense, so it cannot be called a sentence. A sentence is a combination of words including a subject and a verb which express a complete idea. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark or exclamation mark. (Note: Subject and verb have both been treated in our previous lessons). Further examples are; >> He goes to school. >> She is eating an apple. >> My name is Jonathan. >> What are you doing? >> Who are you? >> What a beautiful flower! KINDS OF SENTENCES Basically, there are four (4) kinds of sentences which are (i) Assertive or Declarative Sentence, (ii) Interrogative Sentence, (iii) Imperative Sentence, and (iv) Exlamatory Sentence. ASSERTIVE OR DECLARATIVE SENTENCE A sentence that makes a statement or assertion is called an assertive or declarative sentence. That is the speaker is aggressively self-assured. Assertive sentence ends with a period. For examples; >> He goes to school >> They like to play chess. >> Nigerian masses are not happy. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE Just like the name implies, an Interrogative Sentence is that which asks a question. Interrogative sentence asks questions such as how, what, where, when etc. It ends with question mark. E.g >> Where are you going? >> Do you use your laptop? >> Have the abducted Chibok girls been found yet? IMPERATIVE SENTENCE A sentence that expresses a request, command or advice is called an imperative sentence. Examples include; >> Open the door. (an order) >> Please help me. (a request) >> Study hard in order for you to come off with flying colours in your examinations (advice) EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE A sentence that expresses strong feelings or emotions is called an exclamatory sentence. These sentences express surprise, joy, sorrow, appreciation, love excitement, frustration, anger etc. An exclamatory sentence ends with exclamation mark. See the below examples; >> What a beautiful lady Abigael Iyalaje-Worldwide is! >> How nicely she is singing! >> That is fantastic! >>Hurrah! Manchester United recorded first wining of the season! END OF LESSON! ....To Be Continued....by His grace abundant Hit LIKE button if you have learnt one or two things, it costs you nothing to share on your Timeline too. Knowledge is of God. Any error (s) found herein is/are solely mine Czar Wysdom, CFR, VoM.....Àsę ñ tÈdùmàrè
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