'Ahmed smiles' is a simple sentence, while 'Ahmed' isn't really a sentence but can be a sentence in certain situation.
How about 'Ahmed picks'?
No, the sentence 'Ahmed picks' is NOT a sentence.
Why?
When you say 'Ahmed picks', you might ask, "what does Ahmed pick?" because you do not understand the whole message and you need more information. It doesn't show a complete thought.
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Compare:
1)
Ahmed picks.
to
2)
Ahmed picks a pencil.
Which do you understand better?
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When does 'Ahmed' become a complete sentence then?
When 'Ahmed' becomes a short answer to a question.
A: Who picked the pencil?
B: Ahmed.
But here, only A, B and people who listened to the question understand what 'Ahmed' means.
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In English, there are a few types of sentence structure: simple, compound and complex. Why must there be three types of sentences, you might ask. The ability to use different type of sentences would make your language interesting and lively. It's a bit like juggling - if you use one ball, you would be throwing and catching the same ball over again. That would surely make the audience yawn. But if you juggle two or even better, three balls, the audience would be fascinated. That's how it is with sentences.
So let's first take a look at simple sentence.
A simple sentence (sometimes called independent clause) is made of a subject and a verb, and it expresses complete thought.
Example:
Ahmed smiles.
(S) (V)
In this example, Ahmed is the subject (S) while smiles is a verb (V) and when both are combined, you understand what the sentence is about.
If I write only the word 'Ahmed', surely you would ask me questions so that you would get the complete message about Ahmed.
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