On May 31, National Speak in Complete Sentences Day is observed, and everyone is expected to speak in complete sentences. A sentence in grammatical usage is a linguistic expression. It is traditionally defined as a series of words that expresses a complete thought, or a unit consisting of a subject and a predicate. In functional linguistics, sentences are defined as units of written texts that are delimited by graphological characteristics, such as capitalization, and sentence markers, such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks, among others. This is in contrast to a curve, which is delimited by phonological characteristics such as intonation and markers such as pauses, as well as a clause, which is a series of words representing a process that continues over time.
The background of National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
Spoken language makes use of the variety of vocal and auditory articulations that are available to humans. This difference is partially responsible for the difficulty of acquiring a foreign language and speaking a foreign language with an unfamiliar accent. However, conventional sound repertoires are not the only component of language. There are fewer general classes of sounds with distinct distinctions in every language than there are phonetically distinct sounds.
The English ‘t’ sounds at the beginning and end of the word ‘tot’ and at the beginning and end of the word’stouter’ are distinct, although the distinctions are not readily apparent to native English speakers because the same letter is used for all of them. Similar statements can be made about the majority or all other consonant and vowel sounds in English. In the English language and the majority of other European languages, differences in pitch do not distinguish one word from another, but instead contribute to the structure and meaning of spoken sentences as part of the intonation.
All considerations pertinent to the use of speech sounds in specific languages typically fall under the umbrella of phonology, which can be defined as the sound system of a language. Often, phonology is considered a component of language structure. Grammar is another component of language structure. There is more to language than just sounds, and words cannot be viewed as simple syllable sequences.
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NATIONAL SPOKEN IN FULL SENTENCES DAY ACTIVITIES
Take a grammar refresher course.
Do you wish to improve your grammar? A remedial course in the use of English grammar is available.
Complete your statements
Today is as fine a day as any to type and speak in complete sentences. Abandon abbreviations for a change.
Share the enjoyment online.
Join the online conversation. Ensure that you compose complete sentences using the hashtag #NationalSpeakInCompleteSentencesDay.
WHY WE LOVE
I is the shortest and most frequent English term.
The English language’s shortest sentence is “I am.”
Every two hours, a new word is added to the dictionary.
There is a term for words that have no significance whatsoever: “ghost words.”
The term “crutch words” refers to frequently used words in a sentence.
NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE SENTENCES DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | May 31 | Wednesday |
| 2024 | May 31 | Friday |
| 2025 | May 31 | Saturday |
| 2026 | May 31 | Sunday |
| 2027 | May 31 | Monday |
