Minor Sentences and Major Sentences and Examples

Minor Sentences and Major Sentences and Examples – There are various types of sentences in Indonesian, ranging from core sentence, compound sentences, imperative sentences, interrogative sentences, solicitation sentences, etc. And there are also types of sentences called minor sentences and major sentences. The discussion in this article will focus on an explanation of what is a minor sentence and a major sentence, and is accompanied by an example of each of these sentences. Happy listening!

Understanding Minor Sentences and Major Sentences

Minor means small. In Language Indonesia, there is one type of sentence called minor sentence. Minor sentences are sentences that contain only one central element. The central element in this case is the predicate. Minor sentences are sentences that only contain a predicate. The use of this type of sentence is usually in an answer to a question, command, invitation, prohibition, exclamation, etc.

Opponent word from minor is major. And in the language In Indonesia there is also one type of sentence which is called a major sentence. In contrast to minor sentences, major sentences are sentences that contain at least two central elements. The two central elements in a major sentence are the subject and the predicate. Major sentences are more meaningful than minor sentences.

Types of Minor Sentences and Major Sentences

Minor sentences in Indonesian have several types, namely in the form of additional sentences, answer sentences, greeting sentences, call sentence, exclamation sentence, title sentence, inscription sentence, response sentence, command sentence, and slogan sentence. To better understand each of these minor sentence forms, consider the following examples:

Types of Minor Sentences	Example of sentences
additional sentence	Dreams cannot be achieved without dreams.Without any prayer. Without any effort
I will be alone. For a month. In the cave. with nature
answer sentence	(What is your name?) Nini.
(What did you bring?) Money.
greetings	Good morning
See you
call sentence	Female teacher!
Mr. RT!
exclamation sentence	Watch out!
Thank God!
title sentence	After rain comes sunshine
Dragon Bonar
inscription sentence	To mom and dad
A sign of love for Ling Ling
response sentence	(Maybe he won't come.) Impossible.
(I'd better replace you.) No need.
imperative sentence	Run!
Take it!
slogan sentence	No root rattan was finished.
Honest and persistent

Major sentences are divided into several types based on the sentence pattern, namely subject predicate (S-P), subject predicate object (S-P-O), and subject predicate object description (S-P-O-K). Here is an example from each type of major sentence.

Major Sentence Type	Example of sentences
subject predicate (S-P)	Brother crying
I sweep
Mom is sleeping
subject predicate object (S-P-O)	Daddy bought a motorbike
Police catch thief
Brother won the quick count competition
subject predicate object description (S-P-O-K)	I bought vegetables at the market
Fajar compiles a report in the cafeteria
You can't play fire here.

Examples of Minor Sentences and Major Sentences

In the section on types of minor sentences and sentence Major sentences have presented a few examples of minor sentences and major sentences. To make it clearer in understanding and distinguishing between minor and major sentences, the following is an example comparison between the two sentences:

No.	Minor Sentences	Major Sentences
1.	Sleep well	Brother sleeps well after playing all day
2.	already full	Zaini is full before eating
3.	Me and him	You have to choose between me and him
4.	to Jogja	I decided to go to Jogja
5.	want to go	Mom wants to go
6.	Run!	Quickly run from here!
7.	No need	You don't have to bother waiting for me
8.	Do not!	Don't leave this house!
9.	Where?	Where did you hide the house keys?
10.	Later	I'll tidy up all these toys later
11.	After rain comes sunshine	Riris really likes to read a book called "After Dark Comes Light"
12.	with wife	I decided not to go home with my wife.
13.	Mr President!	Help us go to school Mr. President!
14.	Impossible	Mother could not leave the house without news.
15.	For mom and dad	I study and work only for mom and dad.
16.	As a sign of honor for Mr. Bakrie	Mr. President gave a certificate as a sign of honor to Mr. Bakrie.
17.	One falls and a thousand spring up	Instead of losing friends, they multiply, as if one dies, a thousand grows.
18.	Go morning	Mom and dad always go from morning to evening just to meet all our needs.
19.	Lid!	Close all this food and drink!
20.	from Jakarta	Trisna has decided to leave Jakarta.

No.	Minor Sentences	Major Sentences
21.	A sign of love for Ling Ling	I prepared this pendant as a token of love for Ling Ling
22.	WR. Superman	Who composed the song Indonesia Raya?
23.	Vitamin C	What vitamins do oranges contain?
24.	in Yogyakarta	Where were you born?
25.	Run!	Anton ran away from home because his mother scolded him.
26.	to the market	Mother is shopping at the market.
27.	ready	We are ready to go abroad to other countries.
28.	very expensive	This jewelry is very expensive.
29.	the new one	I just want new clothes.
30.	very fast	The meteor is moving really fast

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