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Basic Sentence Pattern

A. Pattern 1
Noun + be + Adjective

Ex: 

Food is good.

That food is very good.

B. Pattern 2
Noun + be + Adverb
Ex:
The ping-pong table is downstairs.
The game was yesterday.

C. Pattern 3
Noun1 + be + Noun2

Ex:

My mother is a doctor.

This is she.

It's me.

D. Pattern 4
Noun + Intransitive Verb

Ex:

girls smile.

The sportsman finished.

E. Pattern 5

Noun1 + Transitive Verb + Noun2

Ex:

The girl bought a dress.

She saw himself.

F. Pattern 6
Noun1 + Transitive Verb + Noun2 + Noun3

Ex:

The mother bought the girl a dress.

G. Pattern 7
Noun1 + Transitive Verb + Noun2

a) Noun2

Ex:

The basketball team chose Charlotte captain.

b) Adjective

Ex: 

He considered her brilliant.

c) Pronoun

Ex:

I thought the caller you. (he, she...)

d) Adverb (of place)

Ex:

We sopposed him upstairs.

e) Verb (present continuous)

Ex:

I Imagined her eating.

f) Verb (Past participle)

Ex:

I believed him seated.

g) Preposition + Noun

Ex:

We considered him in her way.

h) Infinitive + Noun

Ex: 

We thought Chico to be a fine player.

H. Pattern 8 

Noun1 + Linking Verb + Adjective

Ex:

The acrobat seems young.

I. Pattern 9 
Noun1 + Linking Verb + Noun2
Ex:
My sister remained an outstanding student.

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I'm good at

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Again, 'I'm' is used here as 'I am.' 'Good at' informs someone what you excel at and are comfortable doing.

Here are some examples:

"I'm good at drawing."

"I'm good at video games."

"I'm good at swimming."

"I'm good at driving."

"I'm good at reading."

"I'm good at sports."

"I'm good at writing."

"I'm good at math."

"I'm good at dancing."

"I'm good at chess."

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I'm in/at/on

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Describes an action you are doing.

Most commonly, you would use the word 'in' when entering a physical location such as a room or a building.

Here are some examples:

"I'm in the shower."
"I'm in the lobby."
"I'm in a car."
"I'm in a house."
"I'm in a school."

Using the word 'at' helps tell someone where you currently are. The difference between 'at' and 'in' is that the physical location is general.

Here are some examples:

"I'm at the grocery."
"I'm at the mall."
"I'm at the doctor's office."
"I'm at the park."
"I'm at the airport."

However, in some cases you can use 'at' and 'in' interchangeably.

Here are some examples:

"I'm at the mall."
"I'm in the mall."
"I'm at the park."
"I'm in the park."
"I'm at the grocery."
"I'm in the grocery."

Using the word 'on' is referring to a non physical location such as your time being utilized by something else.

Here are some examples:

"I'm on the phone."
"I'm on my computer."
"I'm on a bus."

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Five basic sentence structures

Five basic sentence structures

There are five basic sentence structures in the English language.

1. Subject-Verb

Examples:

• The boy plays.
• Jack eats.
• Sara sits.

2. Subject-Verb-Object

Examples:

• The girl pets the cat.
• I love apples.
• Bill kicks the ball.

3. Subject-Verb-Adjective

Examples:

• Lisa is pretty.
• They are nice.
• I am sad.

4. Subject-Verb-Adverb

Examples:

• Maria laughs loudly.
• The dog jumps high.
• Apples are everywhere.

5. Subject-Verb-Noun

Examples:

• I am the teacher.
• Jon is a carpenter.
• The boy is a student.

Expanding Sentences

The examples above are basic sentences. Basic sentences can be expanded, or lengthened, by adding adjectives, adverbs and objects.

1. Subject-Verb

• Jack eats.
  This is the basic subject-verb pattern.
• Jack quickly eats.
  An adverb is added (quickly) to tell how Jack eats.
   
• Jack quickly eats carrots.
  An object is added (carrots) to tell what Jack eats.
• Jack quickly eats carrots at home.
  Another adverb is added (at home) to tell where Jack eats.
• Jack quickly eats fresh carrots at home.
  An adjective is added (fresh) to tell what kind of carrots Jack eats.

2. Subject-Verb-Object

• Bill kicks the ball.      
  This is a basic subject-verb-object pattern.
• Bill kicks the red ball.
  An adjective is added (red) to tell the color of the ball.
• Bill kicks the red ball hard.
  An adverb is added (hard) to tell how Bill kicks the ball.
• Bill kicks the red ball hard every day.
  Another adverb is added (every day) to tell when Bill kicks the ball.

3. Subject-Verb-Adjective

• She looks pretty.
  This is the basic subject-verb-adjective pattern.
• She looks pretty tonight.
  An adverb is added (tonight) to tell when she looks pretty.
• Lisa looks pretty tonight.
  The subject is identified with a name (Lisa).

4. Subject-Verb-Adverb

• Apples are everywhere.
  This is the basic subject-verb-adverb pattern.
• Green apples are everywhere.
  An adjective is added (green) to describe the apples.
• Ripe, green apples are everywhere.
  A series of adjectives are added (ripe and green) to describe the apples.

5. Subject-Verb-Noun

• The boy is a student.
  This is the basic subject-verb-noun sentence pattern.
• Jon is a student.
  The subject is identified with a name (Jon).
• Jon is a smart student.
  An adjective is added (smart) to tell what kind of student Jon is.
• Jon is a smart student at school.
  An adverb is added (at school) to tell where Jon is a smart student.

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