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Sentence Structure Worksheets, Examples & Definition

Sentence structure is the arrangement of words in a sentence. A sentence is composed of words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

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Sentence structure is the arrangement of words in a sentence. A sentence is composed of words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Other important words are:

Subject – the noun or nouns that perform the action

Example: The cat jumped.

The subject of this sentence is the noun, cat because it is performing the action of jumping.

Example: Mice and cats sleep.

The subjects of this sentence are the nouns, mice, and cats. This is called a compound subject because there is more than one subject performing the same action.
Object – the noun or nouns that receive the action
Example: The child ate chocolate.

The object of this sentence is the noun, chocolate because the child is eating the chocolate. The chocolate is receiving the action.

Example: She is eating rice and bread.

The objects of this sentence are the nouns, rice and bread. The subject is eating them both.
Five basic sentence structures

1. Subject-Verb (S-V)
Examples:

  • The dog plays.
  • Simon laughs.
  • Erin sleeps.

2. Subject-Verb-Object (S-V-O)
Examples:

  • The boy bathes the dog.
  • I eat apples.
  • David throws the ball.

3. Subject-Verb-Adjective (S-V-Adj)
Examples:

  • Anaiah is beautiful.
  • They are nice.
  • I am angry.

4. Subject-Verb-Adverb (S-V-Adv)
Examples:

  • Yesha laughs loudly.
  • The bird flies high.
  • Flowers are everywhere.

5. Subject-Verb-Noun (S-V-N)
Examples:

  • I am the principal.
  • My Daddy is a fisherman.
  • The girl is a student.

Sentence Structure Worksheets

This bundle contains 10 ready-to-use Sentence Structure worksheets that are perfect to test student knowledge and understanding of Sentence structure which is the arrangement of words in a sentence.

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