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THE PARTS OF A SENTENCE A simple ''complete sentence'' consists of a '', zero or more Complements , and zero or more Adverbial s. See also Copula for the consequences of this verb on the theory of sentence structure. THE CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCES Classification by structure One traditional scheme for classifying English sentences is by the number and types of Finite Clause s:
Classification by purpose Sentences can also be classified based on their purpose:
Major and minor sentences A major sentence is a ''regular'' sentence; it has a Subject and a Predicate . For example: ''I have a ball.'' In this sentence one can change the persons: ''We have a ball.'' However, a minor sentence is an irregular type of sentence. It does not contain a finite verb. For example, "mary!" "yes" "coffee" etc. Other examples of minor sentences are headings (e.g. the heading of this entry), stereotyped expressions (''Hello!''), emotional expressions (''Wow!''), proverbs, etc. This can also include sentences which do not contain verbs (e.g. ''The more, the merrier.'') in order to intensify the meaning around the nouns (normally found in poetry and catchphrases). Exploring Language: Sentences REFERENCES |
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