How

to construct
Sentences in English.

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Formula of a
Sentence in English - SVO

Subject

(The object or person being talked

about)

+
Verb

(What action the subject is doing /did/will

do/does)

+
Object

(Receiver of the action)

O
Ravi

V
Plays

(Subject)

(Verb)

(Object)

Ravi plays cricket.

Priya likes books.
I am taking lunch.
He will come to your house tomorrow.
She completed the task.
He has finished the assignment.

A good sentence answers

some or all of the following questions:

Who
What

Why
When

Where

+
+

Who

Subject - Who performs / performed / will perform an

action

What Verb - Which action

Why Reason - Phrase explaining the reason for the
action

When

Time - When the action happens / happened /

will happen

Where

The place Where action happens / happened /

will happen

One after the other; in this order

IMPORTANT
Each sentence
must contain at least

who and what,

If you
Write sentence in order of
who + what + why + when + where
you'll always write a perfect sentence!

Who
My dog

What
ran away

Why

When

Where

for a raise

last Saturday

In Delhi

A business person sang

about a job

two years ago

from our home

The school

asked

for fee

on Wednesday

at work

principal

telephoned

for charity

yesterday

in the arena

The singer
Priya

came

for business

in the

on the coast

morning

EXAMPLES:
My dog ran away on Wednesday from our home.
The school principal telephoned for fee yesterday.
The Singer sang for charity last Saturday in the arena.
Priya asked for a raise two years ago in Delhi.
A businessperson came for business in the morning at work.

Who + What + Why + When + Where

Now Your Turn!

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to Construct
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