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Michael Scotfield Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

What a sentence is?

Could you help me to explain further about sentences. The explanation that I got about sentences is a group of words which have subject and verb in it ,and give a full meaning. So, what about
• Imperative sentence
Example
Walk fast !
Please post this letter
• Exclamatory sentence
What a beautiful house!
What a shame!
Could you tell me where are the subject and verb. Also your definition about the sentence itself. Thank you for your help.
  

Top answer

Many common sentences have subject or subject and verb omitted; they are understood by the listener. In particular, the nature of the imperative is that the subject 'you' is normally omitted: [ You ] Walk fast ! Please [ you ] post this letter What a beautiful house [ this is ]!

— Mister Micawber

  • Many common sentences have subject or subject and verb omitted; they are understood by the listener.
  • In particular, the nature of the imperative is that the subject 'you' is normally omitted: [ You ] Walk fast !
  • Please [ you ] post this letter What a beautiful house [ this is ]!
  • What a shame [ it is ]!
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Many common sentences have subject or subject and verb omitted; they are understood by the listener. In particular, the nature of the imperative is that the subject 'you' is normally omitted:

[You] Walk fast !
Please [you] post this letter

What a beautiful house [this is]!
What a shame [it is]!
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so sometimes a sentence do not need a subject or subject and verb to give a full meaning
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That's right. Some grammarians require a finite verb at least, but other grammarians are satisified if it is elliptical.
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