Sentence

    SENTENCE :--
 

 We use words to say something about a person or a thing.

 e.g. :--

    * Ramu sat on a chair.

    * I have a black pen.

 The above group of words convey definite meaning and make complete sense.

 Definition :--

A group of words which makes complete sense, is called a sentence.
 

 e.g. :--

     * Ram goes to school.
     
     * The sun rises in the east.

   Note :--
 
           A sentence is a group of words, clauses and phrases arranged in a definite order, each having its own place and use to make a complete sense. It has at least one main verb.

   Example :--

     * Manish went to Lucknow to purchase a book; he got one soon and read it for a number of days as he liked it.

  It is a sentenceas it makes a complete sense.

     * Manish to Lucknow to a book.--- It is not a sentence.

  Therefore a sentence --

     (i)  must have a verb.

    (ii)  makes a complete sense.

 
  Examples --

     * I like to play hockey.

     * Gita is a classical singer.

     * The student requested the teacher not to mark him absent.

     * Get out.

     * Swimming is a good exercise.

       

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