WHAT IS THE
SENTENCE?
A sentence is a group of words
which starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark
(?) or exclamation mark (!). A sentence contains or implies a predicate and a
subject.
Sentences contain clauses.
Simple sentences have one
clause.
Compound sentences and complex
sentences have two or more clauses.
Sentences can contain subjects
and objects.
The subject in a sentence is
generally the person or thing carrying out an action. The object in a sentence
is involved in an action but does not carry it out, the object comes after the
verb.
For example: The boy climbed a tree.
If you want to say more about
the subject (the boy) or the object (the tree), you can add an adjective.
For example: The young boy climbed a tall tree.
If you want to say more about
how he climbed the tree you can use an adverb.
For example: The young boy quickly climbed a tall
tree.
The sentence becomes more
interesting as it gives the reader or listener more information.
