Grammar-booklet 3

Question 1

What is a minor sentence?

Answer 1

Non standard- lacks standard subject/verb combination

Eg. ‘Sounds good’

Question 2

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 2

Sentence with just one main clause-includes subject and main verb
Eg. ‘This room stinks’

Question 3

Compound sentence

Answer 3

Sentence that links an independent clause to another independent clause causing a co-ordinating connective
Eg. ‘I live in Darlington and I go to QE’

Question 4

Complex sentence

Answer 4

Sentence which consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause connected by a subordinating connective
Eg. ‘When I think about sentences, I get got flushes’

Question 5

Declarative sentence (sentence function)

Answer 5

A statement that gives info

‘The river tees is 85 miles long’

Question 6

Imperative sentence (sentence function)

Answer 6

A sentence which gives orders, instructions and directions

Eg. ‘Wear your lanyard even in the bath’

Question 7

Interrogative sentence (sentence form)

Answer 7

A sentence that asks a question

Eg. ‘Who are you going to call?’

Question 8

Exclamative sentence (sentence function)

Answer 8

A sentence with an expressive function conveying forceful emotions like anger, surprise, humour
Eg. ‘This grammar stuff rocks!’
•exclamation marks are used

Question 9

What’s the difference between sentence type and sentence function?

Answer 9

Sentence type- refers to grammatical conjunction

Sentence functions- purposes- what it’s trying to achieve