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Sentence Structure in English

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Simple Sentence Structures in English

By Ryan R.

Sentence Structure refers to the different ways in which you can use word order and parts of speech to form sentences.

Subject

Verb

Object

Sentence Structure

Subject - Verb - Object

He studies English.

Subject

Object

Verb

Sentence Structure

Subject - Verb - Object

Nate drove a bus.

Subject

Object

Verb

Sentence Structure

Subject - Verb - Object

Can you identify the Verb in this sentence?

Ain baked a cake.

How about the Subject in this one?

Steve broke the shield.

The Object in this one?

Zeemo ate a lollipop.

Subject - Verb

EG

Alice reads.

In this sentence, 'Alice' is the subject and 'reads' is the verb, but there is no object.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives are words that describe a noun or describes a word. Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They can add to or change the meaning of a word.

Adjectives and Adverbs

For example, in the sentence “Roses are red”, the word red is an adjective because it adds further detail about the noun “roses”.

Violets are blue.

Adjective

Adjectives and Adverbs

An example sentence that includes an adverb is this. In this sentence the word “recklessly” adds further details to the verb “drives”.

Dave drives recklessly.

Adverb

Summary

There are 4 simple sentence structures in English

Subject - Verb - Adjective

Subject - Verb - Object

Chris is angry.

Lauren ate the cake.

Subject - Verb - Adverb

Subject - Verb

Eren punches quickly.

Ethan shouts.

Flash Quiz

Identify the sentence structure

Sarah danced gracefully

Subject - Verb - Adverb

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