English same word sentence

Here I’m going to highlight some of the simplest sentences in English. All of these sentences are only ONE word long! Sit back, relax, and enjoy; these are going to be some of the easiest English sentences you’ve ever learned. (It is about time something in English was easy, right?!)

One-word sentences in English come in a few different forms:
interrogatives or questions (example: Who?)
imperatives or commands (example: Stop!)
declaratives (example: Me.)
locatives (example: Here.)
nominatives (example: Jesse.)

In fact a lot of words in English can be one-word sentences, it all depends on the context.

A complete sentence, even a one-word sentence, needs to have a noun and a verb. In one-word sentences the subject (noun) or the action (verb) of the sentence is implied. That means it is understood in the context of the sentence (or the sentences around it) so that the subject and/or verb do not need to be stated explicitly.

Being brief and saying as much as you can in as few words as possible is something a lot of people want to do. Be careful though, sometimes you can sound robotic or rude if you use too many one-word sentences.

Here is a list of some common one-word sentences. I’m sure you already use some of these.  Along side the one-word sentences I have written out what you could say, with more words, to mean the same thing.

Hi. (Hi there.)
Wait. (Please wait.)
Begin. (You may begin.)
Stop. (You need to stop.)
Hurry. (Hurry up please.)
Catch. (Catch this.)
Here. (Here you go.)
Go! (Get going now!)
Help! (I need help!)
Eat. (Go ahead and eat.)
Yes.  (Yes, that would be great.)
No.  (No, thank you.)
Thank you. (Thank you, I really appreciate it.)
The wh-question words: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? 
A lot of swear words: Sh*t., F*ck., etc.

Do you have a favorite one-word sentence? Add to this list by posting a comment below! Thank you.

Neither of those sentences is incorrect, and I’d venture to say they do not even sound awkward.

Using the same word twice in a sentence – particularly when the word in question is a preposition – won’t cause a native reader to blink twice.

There are even a few words in English that are used back-to-back once in a while, such as had and that:

The two had had an almost classic friendship. (D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow)

I never could make him understand that that was what civilized people ought to do (A. Huxley, Brave New World).

Common sense rules apply, though. A single word used too often in a sentence will eventually start to read awkwardly, depending on how many times the word is used, how close together those words are in the sentence, and what the meanings of those words are. The infamous «Buffalo sentence,» for example, may be grammatically correct, but it’s really just a novelty, and wouldn’t be useful in any form of real communication.

Every once in a while, I’ll read something that I’ve written, and think to myself, «That word sounds overused; I should find a synonym.» For example, I’d likely change:

She lived in a big house with a big garage on the outskirts of a big city.

to:

She lived in a big house with a spacious garage on the outskirts of a major city.

However, word overuse is a style issue; there’s nothing «incorrect» about using a word too many times in a sentence. Moreover, for prepositions, it’s best to use the most appropriate preposition available, and using the same preposition twice – even in a short sentence – would not be considered bad practice. In fact, if used properly, a little bit of repetition can create a parallel structure that is easy to follow and almost poetic to read:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

There’s no hard-and-fast rule; you simply need to use your best judgement.