00:00Chapter 1 Types of Sentences
00:03Why do we need to group words?
00:07We need to group words to form a proper sentence.
00:11A sentence is a group of words with at least one finite verb that makes a complete sense.
00:19It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.
00:28Examples
00:30Harshit is the best athlete.
00:33Learn something from him.
00:36Do you know he is my brother?
00:39We won the gold medal.
00:42Kinds of Sentences
00:44There are four kinds of sentences.
00:47Number 1. Assertive or declarative sentence
00:51This kind of sentence states an opinion or a fact.
00:57It ends with a full stop.
00:59Examples
01:00We play cricket.
01:03Honey is not as tall as bunny.
01:07Number 2. Interrogative sentence
01:09This sentence asks a question about someone or something.
01:16It ends with a question mark.
01:18Examples
01:19What is the time by your watch?
01:22Where do you live?
01:23Number 3. Imperative sentence
01:27This kind of sentence makes a request, gives a command or advice or express a wish.
01:35It ends with a full stop.
01:38Example
01:38Have a great day.
01:40You should obey your elders.
01:43Number 4. Exclamatory sentence
01:46This kind of sentence expresses a strong feeling or emotion like that of happiness, shock, gratitude, surprise, wonder, sympathy, pity, etc.
02:00It ends with an exclamation mark.
02:05Example
02:05Wow! I have won the shield.
02:09What a pity!
02:11The subject and predicate are two parts in which a sentence can be divided.
02:17Subject and predicate
02:19A subject tells who or what is the sentence about.
02:24The subject of a sentence is a noun or a pronoun.
02:30A predicate tells what the subject is or does.
02:34A sentence has at least one verb in the predicate.
02:39Observe the sentences below.
02:41The grey is the subject and the blue is the predicate part of these sentences.
02:47The wall is white.
02:50The teacher is talking on phone.
02:54The president of India is not elected through public voting.
