What are the requirements of a written sentence in English?

Answer 1

A written sentence in English must contain either an exclamation or a verb. Ouch! Go! In the imperative voice a subject can be understood: Move! Get out of here! In any other voice, a subject (which can be a noun, pronoun, or verbal clause) and a verb is required. A transitive verb requires a subject, a verb, and a direct object.

The main requirements are that the listener or reader can understand the sentence.

For example: If you want a particular person to leave and there could be some confusion, you would say, "John, get out of here!" With a a transitive verb, Bill might say, "I want some peas." You may say, "Pass the peas." However, if you see that Bill's plate is empty and you know that Bill likes peas, you could add an indirect object saying, "Pass Bill the Peas." You might say, "Pass the peas to bill." (If the indirect object follows the direct object it must have a preposition such as to or for in front of it.

Sometimes mothers and fathers speak different to their children. Mothers may use the imperative as a suggestion. For example: When she says, "Come inside the house now," She uses the imperative voice but her imperative voice frequently means the children have a choice. When the father says, "Come inside the house now," He uses the imperative as a direct order. The children snap to and come in the house.

When the mother uses the subjunctive may or might, she frequently intends it as an order. Sometimes the children take it as such. She frequently has to raise her voice and emphasize certain words to get her point across. The father almost always uses the subjunctive as giving a choice.

English grammar does not have extremely strict rules. Instead, it uses guidelines. Make it understandable.