Type of sentence

- Did she work abroad?

- Should I go there?

Note: Use “Do/Does/Did” where you find no auxiliary/helping verd. “Do/Does” for present tense and “Did” for past tense.

#Imperative sentence: যে Sentence দিয়ে আদেশ, নিষেধ, উপদেশ ও অনুরোধ করা বুঝায় তাকে Imperative sentence বলে।

Pattern: Subject (Invisible) + verb + object / where

Examples:

Order: Turn off the fan. Get out of here. আদেশ

Forbid: Don’t tell a lie. Don’t run in the sun. নিষেধ

Suggestion: Obey your parents. Respect elders. উপদেশ

Request: Give me a glass of water, please. অনুরোধ

Note: Imperative sentence এর প্রথমে verb বসে. Imperative sentence এর subject (you) hidden থাকে। Imperative sentence এর শেষে (.) full stop বসে।

# Optative sentence: যে Sentence দিয়ে প্রার্থনা করা বোঝায় তাকে Optative sentence বলে।

Pattern: May + Assertive

Example:

- May you live long.

- May Allah bless you.

- Wish you all the best.

- Long live Bangladesh (can be formed without ‘May’)

Note: Optative sentence এর শেষে (.) full stop বসে।

# Exclamatory sentence: যে Sentence দিয়ে হঠাৎ মনের আবেগ বা বিস্ময় প্রকাশ করে তাকে Exclamatory Sentence বলে।

Pattern: Alas/ Hurrah/ Bravo/ What/ How + Others

Example:

- Alas! He has failed the competition.

- What a talent-full girl she is!

- How sweetly the cuckoo sings!

- What a wonderful land Bangladesh is!

- What a pity!

- Fantastic!

- What an idea!

Note: Exclamatory sentence এর শেষে (!) exclamation mark বসে. What/ How দিয়ে শুরু হয়।

v According to structure sentence are three types.

I. Simple Sentence.

II. Complex Sentence.

III. Compound Sentence.

I. Simple Sentence:

Simple sentence is structured with only one subject and one finite verb.

Pattern: Subject + finite verb + complement

Example: - Bangladesh is a populated country

- Life is not a bed of roses

- Human is the superior in this planet.

II. Complex Sentence:

A sentence consisting of one principal clause and one or more sub-ordinate clauses is a complex sentence.

Example:

- If you work hard, you will shine in life. (Here, ‘if you work hard’ is sub-ordinate clause and ‘you will shine in life’ is Main or principal clause)

Sub-ordinate clause begins with conjunctions like who, which, that, when, how, where, while, if, whether, because, since, as, though, although, till, until, unless, before, after, so that, whenever, wherever, whoever, whatever etc.

Example: - I know where he lives.

- I do not know what his name is.

- While there is life there is hope

- We eat so that we can survive.

III. Compound Sentence:

A sentence having more than one principal clauses linked by one or more coordinating conjunctions.

Conjunctions are used in compound sentences are and, but, or, either or, neither nor, etc.

Example:

- Respect others, and others will respect you.

- He loves us but he does not show it.

Note: All sentences in English language are either negative or affirmative. Meaning is all the assertive, the interrogative, the imperative, the optative, the exclamatory, the simple, the complex, the compound sentences are either affirmative or negative.

Negative: Sentence with Not or Synonym of Not like hardly, barely, rarely, seldom, little, few etc.

Example: She can not speak English. I don’t know him.

Affirmative: Sentence without Not or Synonym of Not like hardly, barely, rarely, seldom, little, few etc. Example: He did well in the examination. We are the best companion.