What's the shortest sentence in the world?

To make a complete sentence in English you need a subject and a predicate. The sentence 'I am' has both- the subject- I and Predicate- am. It also expresses a complete thought. So 'I am' is the shortest sentence.
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What is the world's longest sentence?

The Guinness Book of Records lists the longest proper sentence as one from William Faulkner's novel 'Absalom, Absalom!' (1,287 words). Some ancient languages, such as Sanskrit and Greek, did not have any punctuation.
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What is the shortest word in the world?

The shortest word is a. Some might wonder about the word I since it consists of one letter, too. In sound, a is shorter because it is a monophthong (consists of one vowel), while I is a diphthong.
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Is no a full sentence?

“No” is a word most of us use too infrequently. And, what's worse, when we say “No” we usually add on all sorts of wheedly explanations. But “No” is a complete sentence, and here's why.
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Is yes a full sentence?

Answer and Explanation:

The single word yes could be considered a sentence because there is an understood subject and verb associated with it, one that could be drawn from the surrounding context. It could be that the person is saying, ? I agree.?
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Can 1 word be a sentence?

A sentence word (also called a one-word sentence) is a single word that forms a full sentence. Henry Sweet described sentence words as 'an area under one's control' and gave words such as "Come!", "John!", "Alas!", "Yes." and "No." as examples of sentence words.
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Is Oh no a sentence?

Interjection. An exclamation or expression of alarm, concern, or resentment about a problem or error. Oh, no!
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What is Type 0 sentence?

Type 0 is used to describe facts. If action A has happened, action B must happen. Examples: (1) If I put (simple present tense) an ice cream in the sun, it melts (simple present tense).
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Is I am the shortest sentence?

To make a complete sentence in English you need a subject and a predicate. The sentence 'I am' has both- the subject- I and Predicate- am. It also expresses a complete thought. So 'I am' is the shortest sentence.
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Is no a real word?

In English, the word no dates back to Middle English and means “not in any degree, not at all, not ever.” Though it's a short word with only two letters, it's actually formed from two elements, the first being the PIE (proto Indo European) root *ne- meaning “not,” and the second from the PIE root *aiw-, meaning “vital ...
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What word has all 26 letters?

An English pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The most well known English pangram is probably “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. My favorite pangram is “Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.”
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Is there a 3 hour word?

The longest word in English has 189,819 letters and takes 3 hours to pronounce. This is a technical term for the chemical composition of titin. Titin is the largest known protein responsible for maintaining the passive elasticity of the muscles.
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What is the 2 longest word ever?

14 of the Longest Words in English
  1. 1 Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (forty-five letters): ...
  2. 2 Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (thirty letters): ...
  3. 3 Floccinaucinihilipilification (twenty-nine letters): ...
  4. 4 Antidisestablishmentarianism (twenty-eight letters):
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What is the 13955 word sentence?

The longest sentence award goes to: Jonathan Coe's The Rotter's Club, 13,955 word sentence.
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Is a 26 word sentence too long?

When is a sentence too long? It is difficult to come up with a magic number or formula for determining when a sentence is too long. A 12-word sentence that minces words can be too long, while a crystal clear, beautifully-composed 22-word sentence is sometimes just perfect. In general, though, never go beyond 30 words.
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What is the longest Chinese sentence?

In China, the longest sentence is a life sentence or life imprisonment.
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Is Am are K negative sentence?

नकारात्मक वाक्यों (Negative Sentences in Hindi) में is, am, are के बाद not/no/never/nothing आदि का प्रयोग करते हैं। 1. वह छात्र नहीं है। He is not a student.
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What sentence is too short?

A VERY SHORT SENTENCE is a sentence or sentence fragment of no more than five words, used to add suspense, action or simply punch to a piece of text.
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What is the shortest sentence in the Bible?

"Jesus wept" (Koinē Greek: ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, romanized: edákrusen ho Iēsoûs, pronounced [ɛˈdakrysɛn (h)o i. eˈsus]) is a phrase famous for being the shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible, as well as in many other translations.
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How is sentence A to Z?

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A sentence using all the letters in the alphabet is called a pangram. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is the most well-known pangram, but there are many others.
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What is nobody sentence?

They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear. Nobody realizes how bad things are. Nobody ever spoke to me at press conferences. Nobody else in the neighbourhood can help. A man in my position has nothing to fear from a nobody like you.
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What is a Type 1 sentence?

The type 1 conditional refers to a possible condition and its probable result. These sentences are based on facts, and they are used to make statements about the real world, and about particular situations. We often use such sentences to give warnings.
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What does oh my god mean?

(mildly blasphemous) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.
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What does oh yes mean?

idiom (also oh yeah) used when you have just remembered something that you were saying: What was I talking about - oh yes, I was telling you what happened at the party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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What does oh dear mean?

Interjection. oh dear. An expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval. quotations ▼ Oh dear, I seem to have lost my ticket.
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