English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
BASIC SENTENCE TYPES
The basic parts of a sentence are: subject, verb, object, complement, adjunct. These five can generate nine basic sentenc types. They are as follows:
1. V (Verb) Come. Vamoose.
2. SV(Subject Verb) Jesus wept. The man died.
3. SVO (Subject Verb Object) He hit my head. Kunle killed the goat.
4. SVOO (Subject Verb (direct) Object (indirect) Object) I gave Kunle the book. I left the work for him.
5. SVC (Subject Verb Complement) Gani is a teacher. She is happy.
6. SVOC (Subject Verb Object Complement) We call him Teacher GAB. I found the game interesting.
7. SVA (Subject Verb Adjunct) The boy is here. We came this morning.
8. SVOA (Subject Verb Object Adjunct) He saw me yesterday. I loved the game then.
9. SVOCA (Subject Verb Object Complement Adjunct) We made Buhari our ruler in 2015. We considered him worthy before now.
Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (GAB)
Academic Advisor, Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan;
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Doctoral Student of English, University of Ibadan.
