Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something. A sentence is the basic unit of language which expresses a complete thought. It does this by following the grammatical rules of syntax. (ប្រយោគ ជា ក្រុពាក្យដែលដាក់រួមគ្នា បង្កើតជាន័យ មួយ)

Form
There are seven for of a sentence/clause
 * S + V (Intransitive Verb)
 * S + V + O (Transitive Verb)
 * S + V + A (Intransitive Verb)
 * S + V + O + A (Transitive Verb)
 * S + V + O + O (Transitive Verb)
 * S + V + C (Link Verb)
 * S + V + O + C (Link Verb)

Element

 * Subject is a Noun Phrase
 * Verb is a Verb Phrase
 * Object is a Noun Phrase
 * Adverbial is an Adverb Phrase, a Prepositional Phrase and a Noun Phrase
 * Complement is a noun phrase and an Adjective Phrase

Type of Sentences

 * A simple sentence is one clause. The dog is happy.


 * A compound sentence is two or more clauses. These clauses are joined together with conjunctions, punctuation, or both. The dog is happy, but the cat is sad.


 * A complex sentence is one clause with a relative clause. The dog, which is eating the bone, is happy


 * A complex-compound sentence (or compound-complex sentence) is many clauses, at least one of which is a relative clause: The dog, which is eating the bone, is happy, but the cat is sad.

Sentences have different purposes

 * A declarative sentence, or declaration, is the most common type of sentence. It tells something. It ends with a full stop . (The dog is happy.)
 * An interrogative sentence, or question, asks something. It ends with a question mark ? (Is the dog happy?)
 * An exclamatory sentence, or exclamation, says something out of the ordinary. It ends with an exclamation mark ! (That dog is the happiest dog I have ever seen!)
 * An imperative sentence, or command, tells someone to do something. (Give the dog a bone.)