A Simple Sentence: Definition, structure and examples

What is a simple sentence?

Definition: A basic sentence consists of a subject, a verb, an object, and sometimes some modifiers. However, it only has one independent clause. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, is “It is a sentence that has only one verb.” According to the Collins Dictionary, “a simple sentence as “a sentence consisting of a single main clause.”

Examples of simple sentences:

  • He has started his own business.
  • They are planning to go outside.
  • This is a good bat.
  • Those apples are rotten.
  • Where are you?
  • How do you know all the spellings?
  • What is your name?
What is a simple sentence
What is a simple sentence

Points to remember while forming simple sentences:

  • Every sentence must have a subject and a predicate.
  • A simple sentence can have multiple subjects connected with conjunctions. They have known as compound object.
  • Arrange words in a logical arrangement so that the reader understands the meaning of the statement.
  • A simple sentence can have prepositions, adverbs, adjectives, adverb clauses and prepositional phrases.
  • Follow proper grammar rules, including subject-verb agreement and correct word order.

Structure of Simple Sentence:

  1. Structure: A
Subject + Verb + Completer: The completer: any word or words that complete the thought. She ate a delicious meal. (SVC.) contains a subject (S), a verb (V), and a completer Example:
  • She ate a delicious meal
  • He make a beautiful drawing.
  1. Structure: B
Subject + Verb (SV) contains a subject (S), a verb (V). Examples:
  • She laughs.
  • They are reading.
  1. Structure: C
Subject + Verb + Object. (SVO) contains a subject (S), a verb (V) + Object (O) Examples:
  • They likes my home.
  • She invited me

10 Examples of Simple Sentences:

  1. Camel is called the ship of desert.
  2. The sun sets in the west.
  3. The birds fly in the sky.
  4. She is reading a novel.
  5. The flowers bloom in spring.
  6. He is watching the tv.
  7. I am eating food.
  8. They are travelling by bus.
  9. Raj and Kalla have started a new business.
  10. The judge had declared a new judgment.

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