whether verb is not mandatory for spanish

Question

we know that a sentence must be with a verb.but "1972 : entrada del Reino Unido y Irlanda". there is no verb. Entrada is noun. Please clarify.

Answer 1

Please provide some context. Where did you see this? It looks like a newspaper headline or title for an online article or clipping. All the lack of a verb means is that it is a phrase and not a sentence.

To answer your question, though, Spanish works the same as English in that a sentence needs both a subject and a verb. That is not to say that every subject and verb constitutes a sentence. A dependent (subordinate) clause has a subject and verb and is not a sentence.

Hola. ¿Cómo estás?

Bien. ¿Y tú?

The lack of a verb in the reply only means that the reply was not made using complete sentences.

Estoy bien. ¿Y tú, cómo estás?

Answer 2

Not wanting to disagree with all you learned grammarians but Collins states:

Sentence - A set of words complete in itself as the expression of a thought, containing or impying a subject and predicate and conveying a statement, question, exclamation or command.

There is no mention of a verb. Am I missing something in Collin's interpretation.

Hi Eddy. The most important part of the predicate is the verb. A predicate may also include a direct object, a subject complement, etc. But here, verb is implied. - brian5764, MAR 16, 2013

Answer 3

Usually 'entrada' is 'la entrada'. La entrada del R.U. e Irlanda se produjo en 1972. Or El R.U. e Irlanda entraron en 1972. ( In the E.U., I presume.)

Answer 4

Hi Eddy, I agree with you.

My Collins (Lexicon) dictionary says: A sentence is a group of words which, when they are written down, begin with a capital letter an end with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. Most sentences contain a subject and a verb.

P.D. Indica que la mayoría de las oraciones contienen un sujeto y un verbo, pero no todas.

Answer 5

A sentence isn't a complete sentnce without a verb. So, to answer your question: a verb is mandatory if you want to use a complete sentence. Your example is probably a newspaper heading or title, which usually don't use complete sentences in order to be quick, concise, and to the point.

Answer 6

I looked it over and i can clarify that there is no verb

Nice one. - 0074b507, AGO 15, 2009

Answer 7

"Entrada del Reino Unido y Irlanda" is not a sentence, as it has no verb. End of the story.