5 basic structures of sentences in english

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March 20, 2025

All sentences in English are included in 1 of 5 structures. The verb used will decide the structure of the sentence. We should use the subject + verb structure as the core structure when speaking in English, after that, we choose a verb and complete the sentence.

5 simple structure in english
1 If we want to say “subject do something”, we use structure 1 “subject + verb”. Verbs which can be used in that structure are “to be” and transitive verbs.

She stay at the student center.
2 To talk about what the subject is like, we use structure 2: “subject + verb + complement”. Verbs which can be used in in the structure “to be” and “linking verbs” like: become, look, sound, smell, seem, …. In that case, complement after that verb is ‘adjective’ or ‘noun phrase’.

Her brother is a soccer player