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Parts of a Sentence

The two main parts of a sentence are – the Subject and the Predicate .

The Subject is the person or thing we speak about. It can be a noun or a pronoun.
The Predicate is what is said about the subject. It can be one word or a number of words.
It contains the verb part of a sentence.

Read the following examples:

1. Sachin is playing in the ground.
subject predicate

2. Sitting on the terrace of my school was a huge black vulture.
predicate subject

Types of Sentences
There are four types of sentences. They are:

Assertive Sentences Interrogative Sentences The predicate of a sentence
must have a verb.
Imperative Sentences Exclamatory Sentences

G A sentence that states or declares something is called an assertive sentence .

· Affirmative Sentences: They have a positive meaning.
Read the following examples:

1. You should listen to her.
2. My mother bakes delicious cakes.

· Negative Sentences: These sentences have a negative meaning. No, not, never,
none, etc. are the different types of negative words used in negative sentences.

Read the following examples:
1. There are no oranges in the basket.
2. She is not a teacher.

G A sentence that asks a question is called an interrogative sentence .

· Yes / No Question: These can be answered in only yes or no. They begin with a
helping verb.

Read the following examples:
1. Do you sing?

2. Is this your bag?
· Wh Question: These begin with a question word like who, what, where, when,
whose, whom, why, etc. Some statements have to be made to answer them.

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