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Subject-Verb

 Jack eats.
This is the basic subject-verb pattern.

 Jack quickly eats.


An adverb is added (quickly) to tell how Jack eats.

 Jack quickly eats carrots.


An object is added (carrots) to tell what Jack eats.

 Jack quickly eats carrots at home.


Another adverb is added (at home) to tell where Jack eats.

 Jack quickly eats fresh carrots at home.


An adjective is added (fresh) to tell what kind of carrots Jack eats.

2. Subject-Verb-Object

 Bill kicks the ball.


This is a basic subject-verb-object pattern.

 Bill kicks the red ball.


An adjective is added (red) to tell the color of the ball.

 Bill kicks the red ball hard.


An adverb is added (hard) to tell how Bill kicks the ball.

 Bill kicks the red ball hard every day.


Another adverb is added (every day) to tell when Bill kicks the ball.

3. Subject-Verb-Adjective

 She looks pretty.


This is the basic subject-verb-adjective pattern.

 She looks pretty tonight.


An adverb is added (tonight) to tell when she looks pretty.

 Lisa looks pretty tonight.


The subject is identified with a name (Lisa).

4. Subject-Verb-Adverb

 Apples are everywhere.


This is the basic subject-verb-adverb pattern.

 Green apples are everywhere.


An adjective is added (green) to describe the apples.

 Ripe, green apples are everywhere.


A series of adjectives are added (ripe and green) to describe the apples.

5. Subject-Verb-Noun

 The boy is a student.


This is the basic subject-verb-noun sentence pattern.

 Jon is a student.
The subject is identified with a name (Jon).

 Jon is a smart student.


An adjective is added (smart) to tell what kind of student Jon is.
 Jon is a smart student at school.
An adverb is added (at school) to tell where Jon is a smart student.

Five basic sentence structures


There are five basic sentence structures in the English language.

1. Subject-Verb

Examples:

 The boy plays.


 Jack eats.
 Sara sits.

2. Subject-Verb-Object

Examples:

 The girl pets the cat.


 I love apples.
 Bill kicks the ball.

3. Subject-Verb-Adjective

Examples:

 Lisa is pretty.
 They are nice.
 I am sad.

4. Subject-Verb-Adverb

Examples:

 Maria laughs loudly.


 The dog jumps high.
 Apples are everywhere.

5. Subject-Verb-Noun

Examples:

 I am the teacher.
 Jon is a carpenter.
 The boy is a student.

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