The most handsome boy in the class, Sam.
I remember seeing a sentence of this type in a book. I don't remember which. Can such a sentence be called a Sentence?
It contains only a Noun and an Appositive phrase.
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2It's not a sentence. Where's the verb? – Robusto Oct 27 '20 at 17:26
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I do think it is not a sentence, since there is no verb. But then again I've seen such a construction in a novel. – New Moon Oct 27 '20 at 17:31
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3It doesn't have to be a complete sentence to function in a novel. – Robusto Oct 27 '20 at 17:31
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1Okay. I think my doubt is cleared. – New Moon Oct 27 '20 at 17:33
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1Related: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/258/shortest-comprehensive-sentence-in-english, https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96484/does-standard-english-include-non-trivial-sentences-which-admit-no-verb, and https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/54369/is-a-sentence-always-grammatically-incorrect-if-it-has-no-verb. Cheers! – Conrado Oct 27 '20 at 17:43
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There's no consensus. – New Moon Oct 27 '20 at 18:08
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It's not a sentence, but a noun phrase. – Ram Pillai Oct 28 '20 at 06:06