The Sentence
We use words to form Sentences. But any group of words cannot be called a Sentence.
A Sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense/has clear and full meaning.
For e.g.
- The boy closed the door.
- A cow gives milk.
- C hildren like sweets.
- She sat in a corner.
- My name is Tom.
- Jerry is a doctor.
- A cat is a pet animal.
- Minnie goes to school everyday.
- A baker sells bread.
- Sam broke a cup.
A Sentence always begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop(.), an exclamation mark(!) or a question mark(?).
A Sentence has two parts – the Subject and the Predicate.
The person or thing we speak about is the Subject. The Subject is a Noun, a Noun Phrase or a Pronoun.
In the above sentences the words in bold italics – The boy, A cow, Children, She, My name, Jerry, A cat, Minnie, A baker, Sam, are Subjects.
We are saying something about them (the Subject) in the other part of the sentence.
What we say about the subject is the Predicate – closed the door, gives milk, like sweets, sat in a corner, is Tom, is a doctor, is a pet animal, goes to school everyday, sells bread, broke a cup, are Predicates.
Always remember the Predicate begins with the Verb.