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Let us learn about them.
Type of Sentence Details Example
A declarative sentence states a fact and ends I love my mother.
Declarative
with a full stop. My car is black.
An imperative sentence is a command, a polite
Imperative request, or an advice. It ends with an exclamation Bring me a glass of water.
Get out of my way!
mark or a full stop.
n interrogative sentence asks a question and ends Are you ready to go?
Interrogative
with a question mark. Do you have a pen?
An exclamatory sentence expresses excitement Wow! This is a brilliant idea!
Exclamatory
or emotion. It ends with an exclamation mark. How strange it was!
Phrase
A phrase is a group of words that stand together as a single grammatical unit, typically as a part of a clause or a
sentence. A phrase does not contain a subject and a verb, and consequently cannot convey a complete thought.
A phrase contrasts with a clause. A clause contains a subject and a verb and can convey a complete idea.
For example, Janet eats cake daily.
(This sentence has no phrases. All parts of the sentence are single words.)
My cousin Janet eats cake daily.
(Now we have a phrase. It’s a three word phrase functioning as the subject of this sentence.)
Note that the phrase itself does not contain its own subject and verb. Let’s say S for subject, O for object,
V for verb and P for phrase.
The horse [S] runs [V] at a good speed[P]. A lot of [P] people[S] do not sleep [V] at night[O].
Types of Phrase
There are five types of phrases:
Adverb Phrase
An adverb phrase is simply a group of two or more words that function as an adverb in a sentence. Adverb
phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why or when something was done. For example:
I parked the car here in the left lane. I parked the car right here.
Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that consist of a preposition, its object (which will be a noun or a
pronoun) and any words that modify the object. For example:
A singer with passion. A town near London.
Adjective Phrase
An adjective phrase is a group of words that describe a noun or pronoun in a sentence. The adjective in an
adjective phrase can appear at the start, end, or in the middle of the phrase.
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