What is asentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.

This makes complete sense.I am really cold.

This does not make complete sense — who or what is not very warm?

Not very warm.

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Which groups of words are sentences?

Amelia went home.If you ask him, he’ll tell you everything.Missed the bus. Some of the rocks were slippery.In long, sweeping strokes of gold.Became what Nicky had always wanted to be.

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I feel ill.

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A sentence:• contains a verb.

• starts with a capital letter.

• ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

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Which examples are sentences?I am feeling much better now.The smelly, old cat.also how to make pizza Sam likes chocolate.How did that happen? if she becomes our captain

✗ There is no verb.

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✗ This doesn’t makecomplete sense.

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✗ There is no capital letter or full stop and it doesn’t make complete sense.

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A sentence can be a statement, question, command or exclamation.

Statements give facts or opinions.

Questions ask questions and expect answers.

Commands ask or demand an action.

Exclamations express strong or sudden emotion.

It is a cloudy day. ends in a full stop

What is the weather like? ends in a question mark

Bring your raincoat. ends in a full stop or exclamation mark

Get out of the rain! ends in an exclamation mark

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What type of sentences are these?Most people prefer vanilla to lemon ice-cream.

Did Dad find his keys?

Pedal as fast as you can!

Shelly is the fastest player in our team.

Buy your tickets at lunchtime.

What an enormous diamond!

statement

question

command

statement

command

exclamation

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• A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.• It contains a verb, starts with a capital letter

and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.• Sentences are either statements, questions,

commands or exclamations.

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