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THE SENTENCES:
A SENTENCES IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT MAKES A
COMPLETE SENSE.
EXAMPLE:
1) ASSERTIVE SENTENCE.
2) INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE.
3) IMPERATIVE SENTENCE.
4) OPTATIVE SENTENCE.
5) EXCLAMOTARY SENTENCE.
ASSERTIVE SENTENCE
IT IS A SENTENSE WHICH SIMPLY AFFIRMS OR DENIES SOMETHING
EXAMPLE:
1) NAVEED HAS TAKEN TEA (AFFIRMATIVE)
2) NADEEM DID NOT WRITE A LETTER (NEGATIVE)
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
IT IS A SENTENSE THAT ENQUIRE ABOUT SOMETHING
EXAMPLE:
1) HOW OLD ARE YOU?
2) WILL YOU TAKE A TEA?
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
IT IS A SENTENCE WHICH CONTAINS SOME COMMAND PROHIBITION
REQUEST OR ADVISE
EXAMPLE:
1) POLISH MY SHOES (COMMAND)
2) DO NOT READ SO FAST (PROHIBITION)
3) PLESE, HELP ME (REQUEST)
4) SPEAK THE TRUTH (ADVISE)
OPTATIVE SENTENCE
IT IS A SENTENCE THAT EXPRESSES SOME WISH
EXAMPLE:
1) MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH A SON !
2) WOULD THAT I WERE A KING !
EXCLAMOTARY SENTENCE
IT IS A SENTENCE THAT EXPRESSES SOME FEELINGS OF THE MIND
EXAMPLE:
1) HURRAH ! MY FATHER HAS COME.
2) ALAS ! I AM UNDONE.
3) WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD IT IS.
PARTS OF A SENTENCE
THERE A TWO MAIN PARTS OF A SENTENCE
1) SUBJECT
2) PREDICATE
SUBJECT
THE WORD OR WORDS DENOTING THE PERSON OR THING ABOUT WHICH
SOMETHING IS SAID ARE CALLED THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE.
PREDICATE
WHAT IS TOLD ABOUT THE SUBJECT IS CALLED PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
1) NADEEM ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH
2) A GOOD BOY WORKS VERY HARD
3) TIPU SULTAN WAS A JUST RULER
4) A DROWNING MAN CATCHES AT A STRAW