Talk:Simple sentence

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[edit] Definition of simple sentence

I have to disagree with the current definition:

A simple sentence contains one subject and one verb. The subject (sometimes called the object) comes before the verb. The verb comes after the subject to describe what the subject is doing or has done.

First of all a simple sentence is not defined by its subject and verb. It is defined by being an independent clause with no dependent clauses. Second, a simple sentence can have more than one subject. This is called a compound subject, not to be confused with a compound sentence. An example would be: Mary and George went shopping. This is a simple sentence with two subjects: Mary and George. Thirdly, a simple sentence can have more than one verb. This is called a compound verb. An example would be: George jumped and skipped all the way home. Fourth, when is the subject sometimes called an object? What kind of object? Direct object? Indirect object? Object of the preposition? None of these are subjects of a sentence. Fifth, the verb of a sentence does not always come after the subject. An example would be: Into the desert rode the soldiers on a jeep. The subject is soldiers and the verb is rode. Rode does not come after the subject. Lastly, like I said in my first point, nothing in this definition has anything to do with a simple sentence. A simple sentence is defined as having one independent clause with no dependent clauses.

The definition must be changed.Mazeface 18:24, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Is "Stand up." a simple sentence, since it doesn't contain a subject?--Kilva 03:25, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I would say "Stand up." is a simple sentence because it has one subject (understood "You" as in "You stand up.") and one predicate (stand up).Mazeface 01:03, 9 July 2007 (UTC)