Basic English Sentence Structures: Declarative Sentences-Part 1

There are a variety of ways (maneras) to write English sentences correctly.  One way follows (sigue) the structure below (abajo):

Subject + Verb + Preposition + Article + Noun


Select a Subject
A subject (sujeto) is who or what a sentence is about.  Here are some possible subjects:

1. The woman (La mujer)
2. A dog (Un perro)
3. Yellow flowers (Las flores amarillas)
4. Cars (Los carros)

Select a Verb
A verb tells what the subject is or the action of the subject.  Here are some possible verbs:

1. walks (camina)
2. barks (ladra)
3. are (están)
4. drive (circulan)

Select a Preposition
A preposition tells the location or the direction of a person, place, or thing.  Some possible prepositions are:

1. to (a)
2. at (a)
3. in (dentro de)
4. down (por)

Select an Article and a Noun
An article is one of the following words: a, an, the. A noun (sustantivo) is a person, place, or thing.

1. the park. / a park. (el parque / un parque)
2. the truck. / a truck  (la camioneta; una camioneta)
3. the vase. / a vase (el florero; un florero)
4. the road. / a road (la carretera; una carretera)

Write Complete Sentences

1. The woman walks to the park. / La mujer camina al parque.
2. A dog barks at the truck. / Un perro ladra a una camioneta.
3. Yellow flowers are in the vase. / Las flores amarillas están en el florero.
4. Cars drive down the road. / Los carros conducen por la carretera.

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