Basic Sentence Structure

Subject. + Verb. + Object. + Place + Time

subject(S.) : I, you, we, they, he, she, it, Mary, My mom and I , A pig, _________, _________

verb (V.) : is, am, are, do, can, run, jump, _____________, _____________

object (O.) : receives the action of the verb. Ex: I kick a ball.

Place: school, hospital, at home, in the box, ________________, __________________

Time: today, yesterday, on Monday, in May, in 2015, on Christmas , _________________

＊ Look at the sentence and write down “S, V, O, place, and time” of each sentence.
Ex: She eats the cake in the living room at 3 o’clock.

1. My friends and I were making a cake at school yesterday.

2. I ate rice dumplings at the table on Dragon Boat Festival.

s v o place time
3. A dog dug a hole on the ground on Sunday.

4. John built this beautiful store near my house in 2014.

5. We are swimming in the swimming pool in the morning.

＊ Use the sentence structure to make some sentences.

◎S. + V. + place + time

1. ___________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

◎S. + V. + O. + place + time

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________