Example:

Basic sentence patterns

1. There is/was a… (or) There are/were…

a) There was a shady tree by the sea.

b) There were many foods on a mat.

c) There was a beach chair under the tree.

2. SVO

Subject Verb Object (what?)

a) The children built a sandcastle.

b) A mother prepared some foods.

c) A boy and his father played a ball.

3. SCAC

Subject Verb Adverb Complement (where/when/how)

a) A mother sat on a mat.

b) The children played beside their mother.

c) A boy stood close to his father.

4. SLVAC

Subject Linking Verb Adverb Complement

a) It was a sunny day.

b) A family spent their time at the beach.

c) They felt happy