Basic Sentence Components
Sentence Type
Common Sentence Patterns
100

She writes letters. 

What is Subject + Verb + Object?

200

The dog barked loudly.

What is a predicate?

200

She reads books.

What is a simple sentence?
200

He gave her flowers. 

What is Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object?

300

The cat chased the mouse.

What is an object?

300

When the storm arrived, we stayed inside, and we played board games. 

What is a compound-complex sentence?

300

Birds fly. 

What is Subject + Verb?

400

The dog barked loudly.

What is subject?

400

Although it was raining, we went hiking. 

What is a complex sentence?

400

He gave her flowers. 

What is Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object?

500

I wanted to go swimming, but the pool was closed. 

What is a compound sentence?

500

The soup tastes delicious.

What is Subject + Linking Verb + Complement?