Definition of a Sentence
What is the smallest communicative unit consisting of syntactically connected words?
sentence
Say Win or Lose
Lose
Which type of sentence states a fact?
Declarative sentence.
Identify the sentence type: “What a beautiful day!”
Exclamatory sentence.
Identify the sentence type: "Although it was raining, we went outside."
complex sentence
What are the two main structural elements of a sentence?
Subject and predicate.
What type of sentence consists of two or more coordinated clauses?
A compound sentence
Question: What has a neck but no head?
Answer: A bottle.
Identify the sentence type: “Where do you live?”
Interrogative sentence.
Identify the sentence type: "I was tired, but I finished my homework."
compound sentence
Say A or B
A
What type of sentence consists of a principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses?
complex sentence
What does an imperative sentence express?
A command, request or invitation.
Identify the structure: “She smiled because she was happy.”
Complex sentence.
What is the name of the linguist who divided utterances into communicative and non-communicative groups?
Charles Fries.
According to B. Ilyish, what does a sentence serve as the chief means of conveying?
thought
What do we call a sentence in which one or more main sentence parts are missing but understood from the context?
An elliptical sentence.
What type of sentence expresses strong emotions such as happiness, anger or surprise?
Exclamatory sentence.
Identify the structure: “He opened the door and entered the room.”
Simple sentence.
Question: If you know that something is wrong but believe it is right, while it is actually wrong, are you right or wrong?
Wrong
What is the difference between a sentence and an utterance?
A sentence is a unit of language, while an utterance is a unit of speech.
What type of composite sentence combines independent clauses and dependent clauses?
A compound-complex sentence.
What are the four types of questions in English mentioned in the material?
General, special, alternative and disjunctive questions.
Identify the structure: “I wanted to go out, but it was raining, so I stayed home.”
Compound sentence.
What type of sentence contains only one principal sentence part?
One-member sentence.