The 5 Basic Sentence Patterns in English

  1. Subject + Linking Verb + Complement ( S – LV – C)
  2. Subject + Intransitive Verb ( S – IV )
  3. Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object ( S – TV – DO )
  4. Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object ( S – TV – IO – DO )
  5. Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement ( S – TV – DO – OC)

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