A sentence is the major unit of grammar for language, especially in written form. A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period or full-stop [.] or sometimes with a question mark [?] or a exclamation mark [!].

Still remember what a clause is, right? Simple sentence consists of one clause; and more than one clause in a complex sentence. There are four sentence types, they are:

1. a statement
   • Example:
     • “I like you.”
     • “She didn’t know you’re here.”
     • “We are happy it’s Ramadan again.”
2. a question
   • Example:
     • “Are you OK?”
     • “Can you hear me?”
     • “Did you call me when I was doing my homework?”
3. an imperative
   • Example:
     • “Open the door.”
     • “Stop writing.”
     • “Don’t cheat during the test.”
     • “Eat a lot of vegetables.”
4. an exclamation
   • Example:
     • “What a great idea!”
     • “Wow, that was awesome!”
     • “Congratulations!”
     • “How lucky you are!”

Compiled and written by @EnglishTips4U for @EnglishTips4U Saturday, August 6, 2011

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