The Simple Sentence
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 549.
Part I
Complete Incomplete Complete Incomplete
One-member Two-member Complex Compound
Simple Composite
Sentence
The Structural Types of Sentence
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A sentence is a unit of speech whose grammatical structure conforms to the laws of the language and which serves as the chief means of conveying a thought. A sentence is not only a means of communicating something about reality but also a means of showing the speaker's attitude to it.
The classification of simple sentences is based on two principles:
a) according to the purpose of the utterance;
b) according to the structure.
| according to the purpose of the utterance | |||
| the declarative sentence(хабарлы сөйлем) | the subject precedes the predicate | She did not answer at once | |
| the interrogative sentence(сұраулы сөйлем) | the predicate (or part of it) before the subject | ||
| a) general question | the auxiliary or modal verb before the subject | Do you like me? | |
| b) special question | the interrogative word precedes the auxiliary verb, then the subject | Where do you live? | |
| c) alternative question | the predicate (or part of it) before the subject, and conjunction or | Do you live in town or in the country? | |
| d) disjunctive | an affirmative statement follows a negative question, or a negative statement follows an affirmative question | You speak English, don't you? | |
| the imperative sentence (бұйрықты сөйлем) | the verb is in the imperative mood | Come to the blackboard! | |
| the exclamatory sentence (лепті сөйлем) | it begins with the words what and how | What a lovely day it is! |
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| The sentence | | | Ex. 1. Define the kinds of the sentences according to the purpose of the utterance. |