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Sentence Structure
September 07, 2024

Sentence Structure


SENTENCE STRUCTURE   Generally, a sentence comprises on one or more clauses which themselves consist of one or more phrases. Sentences are of different kinds. Their kind is mainly determined by the type of clause incorporated in it. 1.      SENTENCE A group of words which gives complete meaning is called a sentence. Usually, a sentence contains subject, verb and object. Sometimes, we find a sentence containing only a single verb. Nevertheless, sentences comprise on clauses. 1.1      CLAUSE A group of words which makes a complete sentence or a part of sentence. It has its own subject and predicate (all elements except subject in a sentence). Some sentences are comprised on a single clause and therefore, are known as simple sentence.  For example: (1)            I play cricket.                                         (Simple Sentence) Generally, we find two types of clauses e.g., Independent clause and dependent clause. 1.1.1    INDEPENDENT CLAUSE A clause which gives its full meaning i
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