Welcome to Sentences. Be sure to watch the introductory grammar video on the left before continuing to read this section.
You will learn many ways to form sentences in English. Here are some general information to help you:
A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period/full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
The fat cat sat on the mat.Where do you live?
The order of a basic positive sentence is Subject-Verb-Object. Negative and question sentences may have a different order.
John loves Mary.They were driving to Bangkok.
Every sentence must have a subject and a verb. An object is optional. Note that an imperative sentence may have a verb only, but the subject is understood.
John works in London.Stop! (ie You stop!)
The subject and verb must agree in number, that is a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject needs a plural verb.
John works in London.Most people eat three meals a day.
When two singular subjects are connected by or, use a singular verb. The same is true for either/or and neither/nor.
John or Mary is coming tonight.Neither John nor Mary was late.
Sentence Grammar Rules
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