Basic Sentence Pattern
Basic Sentence Patterns
A sentence in English usually names the subject of the sentence (the person or thing doing the action) and then offers a comment or assertion about that subject. That comment is known grammatically as a predicate.
Examples
The sections of a sentence used as examples where there are more than one item are formated as noted, otherwise examples are italic.
In the sentence "He left," He is the subject and left is the predicate.
A subject can be a word, a phrase, a clause, or a combination. A predicate must always include a verb.
Subject (italic) + Predicate (plain text)
The boss of the successful new computer company left the elegantly furnished conference room.
Here are some basic patterns of sentences, with different types of predicates .
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)
The most basic pattern for a sentence in English is a simple subject + verb
Babies cry.
Even when additional elements appear in this type of sentence, the subject and verb maintain their key positions.
All the babies in the hospital nursery are crying.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text) + Direct Object (bold)
Many people wear glasses.
The direct object completes the meaning of the verb by telling what many people wear. Verbs that take a direct object are known as transitive verbs.
The artist who lives in the large corner apartment on the sixth floor owns five cute Weimaraner puppies.
Intransitive verbs, such as cry, lie ("recline"), sit, and rise, do not take a direct object.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)+ Subject Complement (bold)
Some verbs, like be, seem, look, and appear, are linking verbs. They are followed by a subject complement (SC), a noun or an adjective that refers to and names or describes the subject.
The players on the visiting team look fit.
She is my sister.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)+ Indirect Object (bold) + Direct Object (bold italic)
Verbs such as give, send, and offer can be followed by both an
A sentence in English usually names the subject of the sentence (the person or thing doing the action) and then offers a comment or assertion about that subject. That comment is known grammatically as a predicate.
Examples
The sections of a sentence used as examples where there are more than one item are formated as noted, otherwise examples are italic.
In the sentence "He left," He is the subject and left is the predicate.
A subject can be a word, a phrase, a clause, or a combination. A predicate must always include a verb.
Subject (italic) + Predicate (plain text)
The boss of the successful new computer company left the elegantly furnished conference room.
Here are some basic patterns of sentences, with different types of predicates .
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)
The most basic pattern for a sentence in English is a simple subject + verb
Babies cry.
Even when additional elements appear in this type of sentence, the subject and verb maintain their key positions.
All the babies in the hospital nursery are crying.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text) + Direct Object (bold)
Many people wear glasses.
The direct object completes the meaning of the verb by telling what many people wear. Verbs that take a direct object are known as transitive verbs.
The artist who lives in the large corner apartment on the sixth floor owns five cute Weimaraner puppies.
Intransitive verbs, such as cry, lie ("recline"), sit, and rise, do not take a direct object.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)+ Subject Complement (bold)
Some verbs, like be, seem, look, and appear, are linking verbs. They are followed by a subject complement (SC), a noun or an adjective that refers to and names or describes the subject.
The players on the visiting team look fit.
She is my sister.
Subject (italic) + Verb (plain text)+ Indirect Object (bold) + Direct Object (bold italic)
Verbs such as give, send, and offer can be followed by both an