Sentence structure

Basic sentence patterns

1/ [ S V ]

Ex: the sun shines

2/ [ S V O ]

Ex: I love you

3/ [ S V C ]

Ex: His face turn red

4/ [ S V IO DO ]

Ex: I send you a letter

5/ [ S V O C ]

Ex: They elected him president

Structure

Sentence

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound - Complex

2 Independent clauses

Conjunctions

But

Or

And

2 Dependent clauses

Main clause

Sub clause

Adjective - Relative

Restricted

Non-restricted

Adverbial

Time

Place

Cause-effect

...

Nominal

Finite

Non finite

Participle

Present

Past

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