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What is a Sentence?


                 A sentence is a group of words arranged together and has a complete meaning. For example:

                    • I am reading a book.
                    • She went to school.
                    • My mother cooks good food.


                 Rules for Writing a Sentence
                 Following are the rules for writing a sentence:
                    • It begins with a capital letter.
                    • It ends with a full stop, exclamation mark, or question mark depending on the type of a sentence.
                    • It must contain one subject and one verb with an independent clause.

                    • It should have a meaning.

                 Parts of a Sentence

                 The two most basic parts of a sentence are subject and a predicate. Let us study about them.

                 Subject
                 A subject refers to a person performing an action. It tells us, what the sentence is all about. For example:

                    • Simmi loves cakes.
                    • My dog runs very fast.

                 Predicate

                 Predicate contains a verb that makes a statement about the subject. For example:
                    • My teacher marked me absent.
                    • Shweta dances very well.


                 Types of Objects
                 The object in a sentence can be either direct or indirect.
                    • Direct: Direct objects are the ones directly 'acted on' by the action word (verb). It answers the question "what?"
                   or "whom?" after the verb. For example:
                      ✶ She read a book.
                    ○ What did she read? A book.
                      ✶ The teacher called the student.
                    ○ Whom did the teacher call? The student.
                    • Indirect: An indirect object is the noun or pronoun that receives the benefit of the action, or to whom, or for
                   whom the action is done. It answers questions, such as 'to whom' and 'for whom'. For example:

                      ✶ She gave her friend a gift.
                    ○ To whom did she give a gift? Her friend.
                      ✶ The teacher sent the student an email.
                    ○ To whom did the teacher send an email? The student.



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