full sentence

noun

, Grammar.

1. any sentence the form of which exemplifies the most frequently used structural pattern of a particular language, as, in English, any sentence that contains a subject and a predicate; a sentence from which elliptical sentences may be derived by grammatical transformations.

Example Sentences

Parents are gobsmacked at the short amount of time that elapses between observing their child say their first word to their speaking in full sentences.

From Nautilus

Most amateur athletes aren’t able to monitor their blood oxygen levels as they exercise, so the rule of thumb is often that you should still be able to speak—maybe not easily, but to say full sentences—while working out.

From Popular-Science

Instead, however, of one or two, it was many years before the full sentence was remitted.

From Project Gutenberg

I stopped again, because the nurse was probably as esper as I was and required a full sentence to get the thought behind it.

From Project Gutenberg

The annexed table indicates that the full sentence was sparingly executed.

From Project Gutenberg

The jury voted her guilty, and Tinville rose to demand the full sentence of the law.

From Project Gutenberg

This was the last word, the full sentence of divorce; she, now a common woman, had no right to stand where she stood.

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