A major sentence (also called a regular sentence) is any complete sentence that is made up of or contains an independent clause—that is, it has both a subject and a predicate (a verb and any of its constituent parts).
Here are some examples:
- Brad came to dinner with us.
- We all agreed; it was a magnificent evening.
- I hope that, when I’ve built up my savings, I’ll be able to travel to Mexico.
- Sentences come in many shapes and sizes.
- Would you like to travel with me?
Regular sentences come in a variety of structures and patterns, and can be further categorised as simple sentences or multiple sentences. Simple sentences are composed of a single clause, whereas multiple sentences are composed of two or more clauses.
For example:
Simple sentences have one finite verb. Multiple sentences have more than one finite verb and thus have more than one clause.
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