Sentences

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence is a type of sentence that asks a question and typically begins with a wh-word or an auxiliary verb.

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a predicate?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is, including the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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What is the difference between a subject and a predicate?

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The subject is what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells something about the subject.

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What are the components of a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence must have at least a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.