The document discusses sentence structure and provides examples of deconstructing different types of sentences into their subject, verb, object, and adverbial components. It gives examples of sentences using be verbs, do verbs, and sentences containing various grammatical elements like subjects, verbs, objects, adverbs of time, manner, place and breaks down how they are structured.

1. CRICOS 00111D
TOID 3069
Sentence Structure
S= Subject (person or thing)
V= Verb (action)
O= Object (what? whom?)
A= Adverbial (information about the verb: time, place,
manner…)

2. Examples: deconstruct the following
be verb sentences
It is chocolate.
Chocolate is delicious.
The chocolate is in the fridge.

3. Examples: deconstruct the following
do verb sentences
Sue likes chocolate
I eat chocolate at work.
French people eat chocolate after dinner

4. Example: deconstruct the
following sentence
The students come to class at 8.30.

5. Examples: deconstruct the
following sentences
The students come to class at 8.30.
subject verb place time

6. The dog eats a bone every day.

7. He sleeps in class in the afternoon.

8. On Friday afternoons, they work in
the café.

9. She got a new phone last week.

10. Jen helps Ben in the café for a few
hours.

11. Koalas sleep for 18 hours a day in
trees.

12. I jump happily with my friend.