How many sentence structures are there? Is it just one, a couple of them, or almost infinite? Does it really matter? Well, listen to this episode to find out...

EPISODE OUTLINE: 

1. Introduction: Setting the scene: “Five guys are moving a piano.”

2. What are the main parts of a sentence?

   - Subject

   - Verb

   - Object

   - Complement

   - Adverbial

3. What are the main sentence structures?

   - Structure 1: Subject + (intransitive) verb => My arms | are aching

   - Structure 2: Subject + (transitive) verb + object => I | need | a rest

   - Structure 3: Subject + (state) verb + complement => This piano | is | heavy

   - Structure 4: Subject + verb + Adverbial => It | is | on my foot

   - Structure 5: Subject + (transitive) verb + object 1 + object 2=> It | is giving | me | backache

4. Common mistakes related to sentence structure in English

   - Forgetting the subject

   - Separaring a verb and its object

KEYWORDS: 

Subject, verb, object, complement, adverbial, sentence structure, transitive verb, intransitive verb, copular/state verb, direct object, indirect object, syntax

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