The word 'what' functions as a pronoun, an adverb, an adjective, and an exclamation.
The pronoun 'what' is an interrogative pronoun and a relative pronoun.
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Very often, the antecedent to the interrogative pronoun is the answer to the question.
EXAMPLE: What is the book your'e reading. The book is "Moby Dick".
A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause, a group of words that has a subject and a verb but is not a complete sentence. A relative clause give information about the antecedent.
EXAMPLE: The end of the book is not what I was expecting.
The adverb 'what' modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
EXAMPLE: We don't know what really happened.
The adjective 'what' describes a noun.
EXAMPLE: What memories the photos brought back.
The exclamation (or interjection) 'what' expresses surprise, indignation, or a response to someone addressing you.
EXAMPLE: What! I never said that.
A sentence punctuated as a whole sentence is a compound sentence. This is taught in 3rd grade.
No, the sentence "I thought so" is not an interrogative sentence. It is a declarative sentence expressing the speaker's belief or opinion. An interrogative sentence is one that asks a question.
No. The sentence given is an imperative sentence, not an assertive sentence.
InterrogativeA sentence that asks a question is an interrogative sentence.
The subject of the sentence is "you"
It in symmetry with sentence a is what? What is a sentence with symmetry in it? This sentence with symmetry is symmetry with sentence this.
It is the first sentence of a paragraph which is the topic sentence.
Who or what the sentence is about is the subject of the sentence.
Who or what the sentence is about is the subject of the sentence.
The subject of a sentence is who or what that sentence is about.
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the meaning of sentence is sentence
A subject in a sentence is who, what, or where the sentence is about.
As a question, it can be a sentence, like: A sentence can have one word, and as a question then it can be a sentence: Who?
compound sentence, simple sentence, and complex sentence
a descriptive sentence is a sentence that describes something in one sentence
This is a sentence. A prisoner has to serve the sentence the judge gives him.