basic sentence structures

• Sentence pattern


  Arrangement of words in a sentence
• Five basic sentence patterns

  • S IV (Subject + Intransitive Verb)
  • STV (Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object)
  • STVIO (Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object)
  • STVOOC (Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement)
  • SLBSC (Subject + Linking Verb + Subject Complement)
• Subject


  A person or team that is being discussed or described in a sentence, and is a noun or pronoun
• Intransitive verb


  A verb that doesn't require an object
• Transitive verb


  A verb that requires an object or receiver of an action
• Direct object


  The receiver of an action
• Indirect object


  A noun or pronoun receiving the direct object
• Object complement


  Describes, renames or gives information about the object
• STVOOC


  • I found the book interesting
  • They chose Mariana their leader
• Linking verb


  Links the subject to its complement
• Subject complement


  Describes or provides information about the subject
• SLBSC


  • She is intelligent
  • I am a teacher
  • Arnold looks happy