A sentence is a group of words giving a complete thought. A sentence must contain a subject and a verb, either actual or implied.
A written sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
- The cat ate the mouse.
(subject/cat – verb/ate)
This is the shortest sentence in English:
- Go!
(implied subject/you – verb/go)
Common mistakes with sentences.