Grammar Lesson 1A: The Simple Sentence

THE SIMPLE SENTENCE

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• The simplest sentence consists of two primary parts:
  • the noun [subject]
  • the verb

    Example

    Mother laugh.

    mwqw h`s[  noun     verb

     

• Punjabi word order is different from English word order
  • the verb is usually placed at the end of the sentence

    Example

    Go home.

    Gr c`l[

     

• A third component can be added to the simple sentence: demonstrative pronouns
  • Demonstrative pronouns: This and that = ieh auh
  • Articles [The, a, an] do not exist in Punjabi, they are only suggested

    Example

    This is a house.

    ieh   Gr hY[

• For now, we shall mainly concentrate on:

1. the simple sentence: one noun and the verb “to be” [hoxw]
2. the simple command: one noun and one verb

   Examples

   ieh myz hY[	This is a table.
   auh bwrl hY[	That is a window.
   rUpl h’s[	Roopie laugh. [command]

    

• Conjuncts (And/But): Aqy / pr
  • These can join two simple sentences together

    Examples

    mYN Sllw hW Aqy auh rmnjlq hY[

    I’m Sheila and that is Ramanjit.