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A sentence is a group of words giving a complete thought. A sentence must contain
a subject and a verb.
A complete sentence contains the following:
G A capital letter at the beginning and a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an
exclamation mark (!) at the end.
G A verb (action or doing word).
Read the following examples:
1. The boy is playing football.
2. He is my brother.
The above examples are sentences because they give a complete meaning.
Sentences are divided into two parts.
The Subject The Predicate
G Subject can be defined as the ‘who’ or the ‘what’ of a sentence. It can be a
noun or a pronoun.
G Predicate tells us exactly what the subject does. It establishes a relationship
between the subject and the action performed. It always contains a verb.
Read the following examples:
1. Tigers are becoming extinct .
2. Ritu went to the market.
The words that are highlighted in blue are subjects .
The words that are highlighted in green are predicates .
Phrases
A group of words which do not give the complete sense is called a phrase . It can be
used at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
Read the following examples:
1. in the park
2. in the east
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