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               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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