Sentence Basics Discussion

Sentence Basics Discussion

by Kristal Antipona -
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Text:
Robert lives in an apartment. He loves his job. His wife teaches college courses. They work in the mornings.

Sentence
Pattern    
 
   Subject    
 Verb           Object
  Manner      
 
  Place                    
  Time
Robert lives in an apartment. S-V-A Robert lives in an apartment
He loves his job. S-V-O He loves  his job
His wife teaches college courses. S-V-O His wife teaches college        courses
They work in the mornings. S-V-A They work  in the mornings


Explanation of Patterns:

  • S-V → Subject + Verb (no object or additional info)
  • S-V-O → Subject + Verb + Object
  • S-V-A → Subject + Verb + Adverbial (time/place/manner)

This table makes it easy to see the structure of each sentence.