Foundations Beginner · 6 min

Parts of a Sentence

Learn the essential building blocks that make an English sentence complete.

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Grammar lesson

Parts of a Sentence

A complete sentence communicates a complete thought.

Most basic English sentences contain a subject and a predicate. The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells us what the subject does or what the subject is like.

Example

The students are studying.
Subject: The students
Predicate: are studying

A sentence normally begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

Quick review

Before you continue

  • Understand when the structure is used.
  • Recognise the sentence pattern.
  • Create your own example.
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