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'''What IS A Sentence'''
The basic unit in writing is the sentence. Sentences should include a main verb,a subject,and a predicate which says something about the verb.
Many people think that a sentence simply begins with a capital
letter and ends in a question mark or period.  This is not a fact.  There are at least four major patterns that function in a sentence; declaratives,interrogatives,imperatives and exclamations.  Declaratives being sentences that make statements.  Interrogatives are questions.  Imperatives usually demand some form of action. Exclamations express strong emotion. Typically the subject in a sentence announces what the sentence is about. The predicate conveys an action of the subject.  A imperative usually implies what the subject is.  A imperative is an exception to the rule. Sentences are clasified according to function.
A sentence can be either positive or negative in function.  A single independent clause constitutes a sentence.  Noting the number and kinds of clauses ccan identify a sentence.  Understanding types of clauses helps you identify sentences.  A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause such as "I am not very good at writing essays."  Two independent clauses with no dependent clause represents a compound sentence.  "The girl ran very fast.  Her classmates were gaining on her as she ran. Oh boy."  May be an example of a compound sentence.  Complex sentences have one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. " She ran very fast down the lane.  Give it to her."  Is an complex sentence.  Two independent clauses and one dependent clause along with one dependent clause represent a compound-complex sentence such as:  The rain fell heavily most of today.  The weatherman predicted partly cloudy mostly sunny today.  He was wrong.  It takes practice to learn good writing habits.
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