answersLogoWhite

0

What is a 'true sentence'?

Updated: 12/19/2022
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

If you are asking 'What is a sentence', the answer is that every sentence has two components, a subject and a predicate. Any statement that is lacking one of these is not a sentence. Sometimes the subject is understood rather than expressed. Go to school. The subject is understood to be 'you', even though it is not written. 'Go to school' is a sentence. Some sentences can be very complex, but you will always find the subject and the predicate if it is indeed a sentence.

If you are asking 'What is a true statement', the answer is obvious, although many examples will be debatable. A statement that reflects and affirms some widely or universally held reality, or that can be verified by objective and agreed upon evidence, is a true statement. Potable water is necessary to maintain human life. This is a true statement that few would argue against. In other cases, truth or falsity is less clear, and is sometimes controversial to the point of armed conflict.

[Note: "A statement that reflects and affirms some widely or universally held reality, or that can be verified by the evidence." This is NOT a sentence; there is no predicate. Note that it is different from the sentence above.]

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is a 'true sentence'?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is true a predicate?

Well, it depends on the sentence. In "that's true." it would be but it depends on the sentence. True, primarily is an adjective.


What is a sentence that argues something is true?

A sentence that argues that something is true is a thesis. A thesis is, by nature, a declarative sentence, and it could be a compound or complex sentence.


Which sentence is true?

This one is.


Write a true sentence either using 999 997?

use < or> to write a true sentence 999 997


How do you use true in sentence?

Here's an example: "Is it true that you are 17?"


Sentence with the phrase true-blue?

im a true-blue


All ancient cities have been discovered by accident is this sentence true or not true?

Not true.


Is true supposed to be capitalized?

If its at the beginning of a sentence then yes. But if its during a sentence then no.


What value for x could make the sentence true?

It depends on the sentence.


Is it true that capital punishment is giving of a death sentence?

It's true


How do you use the idiom 'true colors' in a sentence?

He showed his true colors when he did that.


Is the following sentence true or false water molecules are polar?

True