Sentence

Smallest structure unit of writing

A sentence, which conveys a complete idea, thought, and feeling.

Declarative Sentence

A sentence that gives information about something; e.g., 'I am a student.'

Interrogative Sentence

A sentence used to ask a question.

Imperative Sentence

A sentence used to pass an order, command, or request.

Exclamatory Sentence

A sentence used to express emotional feelings or surprise.

Simple Sentence

A sentence that contains only one principal clause.

Complex Sentence

A sentence consisting of one principal clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Compound Sentence

A sentence that includes two or more principal clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions.

Compound-Complex Sentence

A sentence that contains two or more principal clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

Function-based sentence types

Categories of sentences based on their purpose, such as declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Clause

A group of words containing a subject and a predicate, which can be independent or dependent.

Principal Clause

An independent clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

Coordinating Conjunction

A conjunction that joins two or more equal elements in a sentence.

Correlative Conjunction

Pairs of conjunctions that work together to coordinate two elements.

Conjunctive Adverb

An adverb used to connect two independent clauses.

Semi-colon

A punctuation mark used to connect closely related independent clauses.