sentence

a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

8 Letters, 2 Syllable

sentence

7 Phonemes

s e n t ə n s

onset, rime

- -

Morpheme

sentence

Sentence Examples

He is serving a 10-year sentence .

The defendant was sentenced and fined.

Sentence Examples

run on sentence

suspended sentence

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