What is sentence,Different types of sentences

What is sentence?

          A group of meaningful words is called sentence.

Examples:

(1)     Sara Iqbal’s dress is beautiful.                             (Meaningful)

(2)     Girl a good is Laiba.                                   (Not meaningful)

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SENTENCES:

1.     Simple Sentence

2.     Compound Sentence

3.     Complex Sentence

4.     Compound Complex Sentence

SIMPLE SENTENCE:

A simple sentence contains one finite verb and therefore one clause.

Example:

1.       The Holy Quran gives guidance for success in both the worlds.

COMPOUND SENTENCE:

A compound sentence has more than one finite verb and more than one clause joined by co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence or co-ordinate clauses and each of these is an independent clause expressing a complete idea – compound sentence can be broken into two or more simple sentences.

COMPLEX SENTENCE:

A complex sentence has one independent or principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The independent clause expresses a complete idea and remains meaningful even if the dependent clauses are removed from the sentence. The dependent or subordinate clauses are meaningful only if the meaning of the independent clause is added to them.