Common grammatical structure in English
Subject-verb-object (SVO):
The most common structure, the subject performs the action (verb) on the object. For example, "I love
pizza" (subject: I, verb: love, object: pizza).
Subject-verb:
This is a simple sentence structure in which the subject
performs the action (verb).
For example, he loves, he, subject, love verb
Subject-linking verb-adjective (SLA):
In this structure, the linking verb connects the subject to
an adjective that describes or renames it. For example, "The flowers are
beautiful" (subject: flowers, linking verb: are, adjective: beautiful).
Subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (SVIDO):
This structure is used to indicate who or what the
action is being performed for or to. For example, "He gave me a book"
(subject: he, verb: gave, indirect object: me, direct object: book).
Compound sentences:
This structure joins two independent clauses with a
coordinating conjunction (such as "and," "but," or
"or"). For example, "She likes to play, but he wishes to watch
movies" (two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction
"but").
Complex Sentences
These have an independent clause or more than a dependent clause
For example, Since he was crying, I helped
him" (dependent clause: "because he was crying," independent
clause: "I helped him".
Passive voice:
This
structure is used when the subject is the recipient of the action, rather than
the performer. For example, "The cake was backed by my mom" (passive
voice with the subject: cake, verb: was baked, performer: my mom).
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