What is sentence?

 What is sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It always contains a subject and a predicate and begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark (like a period ., question mark ?, or exclamation mark !).

✅ Types of Sentences (by Function)

1. Declarative Sentence

Purpose: Makes a statement or gives information.

Punctuation: Ends with a period (.)

Example:

Affirmative

The sun rises in the east.

She is reading a book. 

She loves chocolate.

I am learning English.

They play soccer every weekend.

We will visit Paris next year.

He has finished his homework.

The sun rises in the east.

You look great today.

I can speak three languages.

It is raining outside.

She works as a teacher.

Negative

She is not reading a book.

Mohan does not speak English.

She does not like chocolate.

I am not learning Spanish.

They don’t play soccer on weekdays.

We will not visit Paris this year.

He has not finished his homework.

The sun does not rise in the west.

You are not late.

I cannot speak Japanese.

It is not raining outside.

She doesn’t work on weekends.

Use Of Never

I never eat meat.

She never goes to the gym.

They never listen to instructions.

He never calls me back.

We never travel during the winter.

The dog never barks at night.

My phone never works when I need it.

2 Interrogative Sentence

Purpose: Asks a question.

Punctuation: Ends with a question mark (?)

Example:-

Why do you never answer your phone?

Have you never been to Paris?

Why does she never listen to me?

Do they never get tired of arguing?

Have we never met before?

Why is he never on time?

Did you never learn how to swim?

What is your name?

Are you coming to the party?

3 Imperative Sentence

Purpose: Gives a command, request, or advice.

Punctuation: Usually ends with a period

Example:

Please sit down.

Close the door.

🔹 Commands

Close the door.

Sit down.

Stop talking.

Turn off the lights.

Do your homework.

🔹 Requests

Please pass the salt.

kindly take your seat.

Help me with this bag.

Call me when you arrive.

Let me know if you need anything.

🔹 Instructions

Mix the flour and sugar together.

Take two pills after dinner.

Enter your password here.

Add the eggs one at a time.

Press the green button to start

Advice

Eat healthy foods every day.

Get enough sleep to stay focused.

Practice regularly to improve your skills.

Don’t forget to wear sunscreen.

4. Exclamatory Sentence

Purpose: Expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Punctuation: Ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Example:

What a beautiful day!

I can't believe it!

What a beautiful sunset!

I can't believe we won!

How amazing this place is!

That was incredible!

What is an object?

In English grammar, an object is a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of a relationship expressed by a preposition.

Instruction: Green highliter is for Direct objects and Yellow is for indirect objects.(don't write this line in your note book.)

1. Direct Object

The thing or person that directly receives the action of the verb.

Example:

She kicked the ball.

Verb: kicked

Direct Object: ball (What did she kick? The ball.)

They watched a movie.

→ "a movie" is the direct object (what did they watch? a movie)

I read the book.

→ "the book" is the direct object (what did I read? the book)

We built a sandcastle.

→ "a sandcastle" is the direct object (what did we build? a sandcastle)

He bought a new car.

→ "a new car" is the direct object (what did he buy? a new car)

2. Indirect Object

An indirect object is the person or thing that receives the direct object of a sentence. It usually answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom?" the action is done.

The person or thing that receives the direct object.

Example:

He gave his friend a gift.

Verb: gave

Direct Object: a gift

Indirect Object: his friend (Who received the gift?)

Note: You can also rewrite this as:

He gave a gift to his friend.

I sent my cousin a postcard.

Direct object: a postcard

Indirect object: my cousin

They offered the teacher an apology.

Direct object: an apology

Indirect object: the teacher

He told me a story.

Direct object: a story

Indirect object: me