2006-08-24 02:20:14 · 13 answers · asked by wormfarmer 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I know that words like "Go!", "Stop!", etc are complete sentences with an "understood you" as the subject.
But are words such as Cool!, Wonderful!, Great! considered complete, with an "understood that" as the subject???
My son got this wrong on a test, and I thought it was questionable.
2006-08-24 02:36:20 · update #1
"You" is the only accepted understood subject. All others need to be explicitly stated. Also, the sentence for cool would read: That is Cool!. cool is an adjective describing "that"
With understood you, such as "Stop!" the sentence is you stop. stop is a verb, not an adjective.
To the other answerers:
Sentence: subject, verb, and complete thought. While interjections do convey a thought, they have no subject or verb.
Do you honestly think every book you read is grammatically correct?
2006-08-24 04:17:06 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, let me ask you a question.
Given this situation would you rather hear:
EVERYONE there is a chemical reaction under way which reduces all froms of matter from its first state to ash. I suggest you leave the premises RIGHT now!
OR
FIRE!!!
"Cool" is a sentence. It conveys a concept or idea or state of being and thus is a complete thought.
TFTP
2006-08-24 02:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that it is. How many books have you read where there is a one word exclamation like that? I think that your point would change if you had to change it to "You're cool" or "It's cool."
I see things like "Wow!" and "Awesome!" as stand-alone sentences in books all of the time.
2006-08-24 02:27:43 · answer #3 · answered by Candice F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say depending on the context, it could be? Since there are other one word sentences that are complete.
2006-08-24 02:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by schaianne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it is a SMS (Short message sentence). As soon as you get the message, the sentence ends there.
Proper English wise it is not a sentence.
2006-08-24 02:23:56 · answer #5 · answered by sanghvir 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. a complete sentence needs a subject and a verb
2006-08-24 02:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In a sense yeah. But it is known as an interjection. examples are Whoops!, Oh!, Yes!, No!,Golly!( basically expressions.)
2006-08-24 02:34:15 · answer #7 · answered by erikkaa2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an interjection, not a sentence.
2006-08-24 02:27:14 · answer #8 · answered by Doddybody 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-08-24 02:25:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool off things
2006-08-24 02:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋