When talking about English 文型, how to say "a sentence"? 文章?


I want to talk about English grammar in technical terms. Example, I might want
to discuss 文型:

> Every English sentence must have a main verb.

I would say:

> 英文{えいぶん}では、文章{ぶんしょう}にいつも本動詞{ほんどうし}がついている。

To me, saying 文章 in that context sounds good, but the meaning is a little
weird. I think of 文章 as really meaning "document(s)".

How should one say "a sentence" in the context of a technical discussion about
English sentence structures.

**Note**. My dictionary defines 一文 as "a sentence", yet I've never heard a
native say いちぶん. Though, my listening skills are not the best...




As you have correctly guessed, 文章 refers to a group of sentences/paragraphs.

To refer to a single sentence, simply use
[文](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87), which is perfectly fine as a
technical term, too.

一文 means "one sentence". It's used when one needs to emphasize "one".




As you have correctly guessed, 文章 refers to a group of sentences/paragraphs.

To refer to a single sentence, simply use
[文](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87), which is perfectly fine as a
technical term, too.

一文 means "one sentence". It's used when one needs to emphasize "one".

