Sentence Patterns


The 5 Basic Sentence Patterns 

1.    Subject + Verb
Subject
Verb
I
swim.
Joe
swims.

2.    Subject + Verb + Object
Subject
Verb
Object
I
drive
a car.
They
ate
dinner.

3.    Subject + Verb + Object
Subject
Linking Verb
Complement
I
am
busy.
They
are
sick.

4.    Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject
Verb
Indirect Object
Direct Object
I
gave
her
a gift.
She
teaches
us
English.

5.    Subject + Verb + Object + Complement
Subject
Verb
Object
Complement
We
elected
him
president.
They
named
her
Jane.

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