English Spoken – Sentences

Let’s see some sentences:

• The boy is going to school.  => Sentence
• My father is a teacher.          => Sentence
• He reading is.                        => Sentence X
• Boy dance room.                   => Sentence X

Def: Sentence – A group of words put together in a certain order giving complete sense.

Note:

• 2 or more than 2 words form a sentence.
• Imperative sentence can be formed using one word.
• e.g Go
• Come.
• Laugh.

In such sentences, word you is hidden. e.g You go.   You come.   You laugh.

5 Types of Sentence:

1. Assertive Sen
2. Interrogative Sen
3. Imperative Sen
4. Optative Sen
5. Exlamatory Sen

Assertive Sen  [Sub+V+ O.]

Def: Assertive Sen – Makes a Statement.

e.g

• I am going to market.
• He will come later.
• Ram is not a bad boy.

Interrogative Sen [WhW/AV+V+S+O?]

Def: Int Sen – Asks a Question.

e.g

• What is your name?
• Are you a student?
• Who will help you?

Note: Wh Words or Int Words:

1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
5. what
6. where
7. when
8. how
9. why

Imperative Sen

Def: Imp Sen – Express RAO (Request, Advice, Order).

e.g

• Bring a glass of water.
• Please help me.
• Don’t go there.

Note: In imp sen, you is hidden.

Optative Sen

[Strat with May & end with !]

Def: Opt Sen – Show Curse/Blessing/Prayer/Wish.

e.g

• May you die of cholera!
• May god help you!
• May he get success!

Note: Sometime, May is hidden but there is no changes in meaning of the sentences.

• Gou die of cholera!               =May you die of cholera!
• God help you!                       =May god help you!
• May he get success!             =May he get success!

Exclamatory Sen (!)

Def: Exc Sen – Express some sudden/strong feelings of the mind.

e.g

• What a beautiful scene it is!
• What a fall!
• What an idea!
• Well done! Mohit.

Affirmative Sen

Def: Affir Sen – Positive Sen i.e has no Negative Word.

e.g

• He is a boy.
• Is he a student?
• Please do this.
• May god help you!
• How nice she is!

Negative Sen

Def: Neg Sen – Have atleast one negative words.

e.g

• He is not athief.
• Don’t you knwo English?
• May he not success!
• He has no money.

Negative Words:

1. No
2. Not
3. Never
4. None
5. Nobody
6. nothing
7. neither,
8. Nor

2 Parts of a Sentence:

1. Subject: Focus Part of the sen. e.g  Ram is a boy.
2. Predicate: Rest of the sen. e.g Ram is a boy.

3 Types of Sen based on Time:

1. Past Sen: Yesterday e.g. I was absent.
2. Present Sen: Today. e.g. I am present.
3. Future Sen: Tomorrow. e.g I shall be present.

To be continued…..