Search

Mar 14, 2009

SENTENCES



I. Definition: The sentence is the largest grammatical unit which expresses a complete thought or ideas has a definite grammatical form (one finite verb, one subject) and a certain intonation .
It could be said in another way that the sentence is a unit of speech which expresses a more or less complete thought and has a definite grammatical form and a certain intonation.
Every sentence shows the relation of the statement to reality from the point of view of the speaker (or writer).
Eg: This lesson is very interesting. Do you understand it?
One-word or abbreviated utterances can also be complete units of meaning, particularly in speech or written dialogue.
Eg: What! All right! Want any help?
Noise. People. Light. The city was awake.
The basic word order:
S (group) + V (group) + O (group) + Complement (group) + Adverbial (group)
Eg: The taxi driver shouted at me angrily in a loud voice.
They made him the chairman of the meeting every year.

Variations in word order: