Sentence is a group of words when express any meaning is called sentence.
Example: I am a student.
I, am, a, student are particular words but when they use in format and express meaning that called sentence.
Note: when a group of words can not express meaning is can not be called sentence.
That means every sentence express meaning.
Sentence Format:
sub verb complement modifier
Note:Complement and Modifier are not compulsory in every Sentence
Subject: Subject is the agent of the sentence. It can be person or thing .Subject is responsible for the action of sentence.
According to normal format of a sentence SUBJECT,place before the verb.
Note:Subject can be a single noun word or a noun phrase.
Example:1.She is very beautiful
Subject
2.John is reading the book.
Subject
In example 1 and 2He ,and JOHN are subject and the place before Verb.
Example:3. The book is on the table
Subject
In example 3 THE BOOK is noun phrase.
Verb: Verb follows the subject.Verb describe the action of a sentence .This is main part of a sentence.
Verbs place after the Subject Verbs can be a single words or verbs phrase.
Note:Every sentence in English must have a verb.
Example:He eats rice.
Verbs
In this sentences Eats a verbs.Eats describe the action of the sentence
Example:1.I am eating rice.
verb phrase
In example AM Eating is verb phrase.
Complement:A complement completes the verb.It is same as subject.It is also noun or noun phrase.it is placed after the verb.
Note: Every sentence does not require a complement.
Remember that complement can not begin with preposition.A complement answer the question WHAT and WHOM.
Example:I eat rice (What do i eat?)
They called mary yesterday(Whom did they called?)
In sentence RICE MARY complete sentence. What I eat.
Modifier: A modifier tells the time ,Place ,or manner of the verb.modiffier can be place anywhere of the sentence.
Note:Every sentence does not require a modifier Answer the question WHEN, WHERE,HOW
Example:John bought a book at the bookstore
Modifier
In this sentence AT THE BOOKSTORE is modifier because
its tell the buying place.
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