Sentence structure and it's types

These slides are about defining sentence, it's structure and it's types.

1. SENTENCE
and
it's types
topic:

2. Context
•Definition of Sentence
•Parts of sentence
Subject
Predicate
•Types of Sentence
According to function.
According to structure.

3. Definition of sentence
Sentence is define as a combination of related
wordsthat expresses a complete thought.
Example:
sky the blue is.
It doesn't expresses complete thought, it is just group of
words. Following is a sentence with complete thought.
The sky is blue.
It startswith capital letterand endswith full stop.
Example:
The cat is hungry.

4. Parts of a sentence
There aretwo
main parts of
sentence:
Subject
Predicate

5. Subject and predicate
Subject:
Thepartofasentenceaboutwhich
somethingisbeingsaid.
Example:
Aliisclever.
Ayeshaiscute.
Predicate:
Thepartofasentencewhichsays
somethingaboutsubject.
Example:
Mariasobs.
Ahmadiseatingpizza.

6. types of a sentence
There are two types of a sentence
According to Function.
According to Structure.

7. According to Function
There are four types of a sentence according to
function:
Declarative Sentence
Interrogative Sentence
ImperativeSentence
Exclamatory Sentence

8. declarative sentence
A sentence which declares or asserts
statement is called declarative sentence.
It simply announced an idea.
It ends with a full stop.
Example:
He is going to college.
She is watching a movie.
They are paying football.

9. Imperative Sentence
A sentence which expresses a request,
a commandor an objectis called
imperative sentence.
It ends with full stop.
Example:
Give me some food.(request)
Do not smoke.(advice)
Get out the room.(command)

10. Interrogative Sentence
A sentence that has a question is called
interrogative sentence.
An interrogative sentence end with a
question mark (?)
Example:
How are you?
Will you help me?
When will he come?

11. Types of interrogative sentences
There are two types of interrogative
sentence.
Direct Interrogative.
Indirect Interrogative.

12. Direct Interrogative sentence
These are also called Yes/No questions.
These are questions whose expected answer is
either "Yes" or "No".
Example:
Are they America?(No)
Do you like apple? (Yes)

13. indirect interrogative sentence
These are also called wh-questions.
These are sentences who begins with wh and
how question words.
These questions expect an explained answer
rather than yes or No.
Example:
How was the play?(It was Awsome)
Where are you ? (In the University.)

14. Exclamatory Sentence
A sentence which expresses strong
emotionor feelingis called an
exclamatory sentence.
It ends with a symbol(!)
Example:
Hurrah! We won the race.(emotion of
joy)
What a nice car!(emotion of surprise)
Alas! I lost my purse.(emotion of
sorrow)
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15. Type of sentence
according to structure
There are four types of sentence according
to structure :
 Simple sentence
 Compound sentence
 Complex Sentence
 Compound-Complex Sentence

16. simple sentence
A simple sentence consist of
one
main clause(Combination of
Subject and Verb) that
expresses a complete
thought.
Example :
s v o
Ikickedthe ball.
s v
Heran.

17. S V
Ikickedthe ball.
Main Clause
Example of Simple Sentence

18. Compound sentence
A compound sentence contains at least two or
moremain clauseand
Co-Ordinatersor Semicolon.

19. co-ordinaters
Co-Ordinaters are the joining words use to join
main clauses. They are also called
Co-Ordinating Conjunctions.
They are Sevenin Number:
F or
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
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20. Example of Compound Sentences:
I kicked the ballandit hits the Tom.
main clause main clause
Co-Ordinater

21. Complex sentence
The type of sentence that contains one
main clause; atleastone or more
Sub-Ordinate Clause and Connector.
while,Connectors are the words use to combine
main clause and Sub-ordinate clause.
They are also known as Sub-ordinatersas used
to connect Sub-ordinate clauses.
Such as;Because, then, although e.t.c

22. Examples of Complex Sentence:
Tom criesbecausethe ball hits.
main clause Sub-Ordinate clause
Connector

23. compound -complex sentence
These sentences are the combinition of
Compound and Complex sentences.
They contain atleast two main clauses,one
Sub-Ordinate clause, Co-ordinator and
Connector .
Examples:
Tom cried because the ball hit as i kicked
the ball.
She barged in the room andfell over toys
becauseit was dark in the room.

24. Example of Compound-Complex Sentence
Tom criedbecausethe ball hit andi kicked the ball.
main clause main clause
Connector Co-ordinater
Sub-ordinate clause

25. The End

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