Introduction Sentences

In any language which existed or existing in the world there are two main categories of sentences. The first category is “Introduction sentences” (InS)  and the other is “Action sentences” (AcS). The difference between the two is that the both are full sentences where InS makes an introduction and the latter describes an action happens or been done.

However in English language, the InS is yet to be identified as a sentence category where it is included into Simple Tenses. This article proves that InS cannot be included into Simple tenses and it should be identified as a separate sentence category.

What is InS and AcS

As it is mentioned above, InS is the category of sentences through which an introduction is made. The specialty of the InS is that the main verb of the sentence is a “be verb”. Therefore it can be identified that if the main verb is a be verb, that particular sentence is an InS.

In an InS, the sentence discusses about an introduction of the “subject”. For an instance, I am Kamal. In this particular sentence, it is discussed “who I am”. In the sentence there is no action happening or being done. It only says about who I am. Therefore it gives only an introduction about “me”. In the sentence “It is a bat”, the subject is “It” and the object is “a bat” which describes the subject. Therefore it is an InS.

On the other hand, “I eat rice” is an AcS which describes an action. It describes what the subject does. In this particular sentence the subject is “I” and what “I” does is “eating”. Therefore the sentence describes what the subject does. Furthermore in the sentence “The dog dies” is an action sentence which describes what happens to the subject. Then also it describes an action thus it is an AcS.

Specialty of InS

The specialty of InS is that it a full sentence which is constructed by using only a be verb. If a sentence only has a be verb, it is an InS.

Therefore the following formula can be introduced for Introduction sentences.

Subject  +  be verb  +  Object

The introduction sentences can be divided into 3 main parts namely present, past and future. If the be verb is present, the sentence  is a present InS. If the be verb is a past, the sentence is a past InS and likewise when the be verb is future the sentence is a future InS.

Present InS                         Subject  +  am/is/are  + Object

In present InS, present be verbs are used as the main verb. The sentence introduces what, how, where, when, and who the “subject” is in the present  by the “object”.

Important – “am” is used only with “I” as the subject while “is” is used with singular subjects and “are” with plural subjects.

I am Kamal. – describes who the subject “I” is by the object “Kamal”.

It is a bag. – describes what the subject “It” is by the object “bag”.

He is a doctor. – described what the subject “He” is by the object “a doctor”.

This is Mathara. – describes where the subject “This” is by the object “Mathara”.

Today is Monday. – describes when the subject “Today” is by the object “Monday”

Past InS                                Subject  +  was/were  + Object

In past  InS, past be verbs are used as the main verb. The sentence introduces what, how, where, when, and who the “subject” was in the past  by the “object”.

Important – “was” is used with singular subjects and “were” with plural subjects.

I was a baby. – describes who the subject “I” was by the object “a baby”.

It was a bag. – describes what the subject “It” was by the object “bag”.

He was a doctor. – described what the subject “He” was by the object “a doctor”.

This was my school. – describes where the subject “This” was by the object “my school”.

Yesterday  was  Monday. – describes when the subject “Yesterday” was by the object “Monday”.

Future InS                           Subject  +  will be/shall be  + Object

In future  InS, future be verbs are used as the main verb. The sentence introduces what, how, where, when, and who the “subject” will be in the future  by the “object”.

Important – “shall be” is used with only “I” and “We” as the subjects and “will be “is used  with both singular and plural subjects.

I will be  a father. – describes who the subject “I” will be by the object “a father”.

It will be a bag. – describes what the subject “It” will be by the object “bag”.

He will be a doctor. – described what the subject “He” will be by the object “a doctor”.

This will be my school. – describes where the subject “This” will be by the object “my school”.

Tomorrow  will be Monday. – describes when the subject “Tomorrow” will be by the object “Monday”.

In all the InSs the object describes the subject. Therefore it is a particular separate category in which the subject is being introduced. Therefore it cannot be included in “simple tenses” where action sentences are the norm. Thus InS ought to be categorized as a separate an independent group of sentences.