THE SENTENCE. A complete thought expressed in words is called a sentence. A sentence consists of two parts: the part that shows what is spoken of is called the subject; the part that tells something about the thing spoken of is called the predicate. STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES. A sentence that expresses one thought is called a simple sentence. A sentence containing a dependent clause is called a complex sentence. A sentence made up of two or more independent members is called a compound sentence. USE OF SENTENCES. A sentence that states or declares something is called a declarative sentence. A sentence that expresses a command or a request is called an imperative sentence. A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence. A sentence that expresses sudden or strong feeling is called an exclamatory sentence. PHRASES AND CLAUSES. A combination of words performing a distinct office in a sentence, but not having a subject and a predicate, is called a phrase. A part of a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate is called a clause. |