1. SENTENCE-CLAUSE-PHRASE
Submitted By,
AMRITHA SANKAR V.R
OPTIONAL :ENGLISH

2. What is a SENTENCE ? eg: *I have a star.
A SENTENCE IS A GROUP OF WORDS WHICH GIVES A COMPLETE SENSE.
eg:
*I have a star.
*What an exciting game it was!

3. DECLARATIVE SENTENCE (assertive sentence or statement)
A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE TELLS ABOUT SOMETHING.
IT ENDS WITH A FULLSTOP.
Eg: # She has a blue dress.
# My sister sings songs.

4. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE ASKS SOMETHING.
IT ENDS WITH A QUESTION MARK.
Eg: # What is the colour of her dress?
# Did you write your homework?

5. IMPERATIVE SENTENCES Eg: # Clean your room. # Get me some water
AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE TELLS SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING.
IT ENDS WITH A FULLSTOP.
BEGINS AS A VERB.
SUBJECT IS UNDERSTOOD.
SUBJECT IS ALWAYS ‘YOU’.
Eg: # Clean your room.
# Get me some water

6. EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE Eg: # What a beautiful picture!
AN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE SHOWS STRONG FEELINGS.
IT ENDS WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK.
IF THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE IS A NOUN USE ‘WHAT’.
IF THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE IS NOT A NOUN USE ‘HOW’.
Eg: # What a beautiful picture!
#How beautifully she draws!

7. WHAT IS A CLAUSE?
A CLAUSE is a group of words with a finite verb. A finite verb contains an auxiliary verb.
Eg: He passed SSLC.
A sentence may contain one or more clauses

8. *EXPRESSES A COMPLETE THOUGHT
CLAUSES
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
(MAIN CLAUSE)
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
(SUBORDINATE CLAUSE)
*CANNOT STAND ALONE
*HAS ITS OWN MEANING
*EXPRESSES A COMPLETE THOUGHT
*CAN STAND ALONE

9. eg : As he was tired he went to bed.
IF A SENTENCE HAS ONLY ONE MAIN CLAUSE IT IS A SIMPLE SENTENCE
eg: The boy cried.
IF A SENTENCE HAS ONE MAIN CLAUSE AND ONE OR MORE DEPENDENT CLAUSES IT IS A COMPLEX SENTENCE
eg : As he was tired he went to bed.
(Dependent clause) (Independent clause)

10. IF A SENTENCE HAS MORE THAN ONE MAIN CLAUSE AND WITH OR WITHOUT ANY NO: OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES IT IS COMPOUND SENTENCE
eg :Rani went to the beach and swam in the ocean ( Independent clause) (Independent clause)

11. WHAT IS A PHRASE?
A PHRASE IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FINITE VERB.
eg:
On the table
In the morning
In the middle of

12. Being a teacher

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