1. The four sentence formulas:
1. Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Adjective
2. Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Noun
3. Subject-Action Verb- Direct Object
4. Subject-Action Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object

2. Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Adjective
Ex: Timmy is fast.
Linking
Verb
Subject Predicate Adjective

3. Subject-Linking Verb- Predicate Noun
Ex: Timmy is a dog.
Linking
Verb
Subject Predicate Noun

4. Subject-Action Verb-Direct Object
Ex: Timmy ate a bone. Action Verb Subject Direct Object

5. Subject-Action Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object
Ex: Greg made Sierra a flower. Action Verb Subject Indirect Direct Object Object

6. The Four Irregular Sentences
Question
Command
Inverted
Here/There

7. Question Ex: Are you going to the park today?
*Subject is after or between the verb.

8. Command
Ex: Go sit in the corner!
*Subject is an understood you

9. Inverted Sentence (Yoda)
Ex: From the mall the girl arrived.
*Subject is usually at the end

10. Here/There Sentence
Ex: Here is the dog. There it is! *Here/There are NEVER subjects.

11. Complete Sentence Subject- Verb-Compliment
A complete sentence has a subject, verb and compliment.

12. Complete Predicate
The bird | is a friendly animal in our neighborhood.
Complete predicate

13. Fragments and Run-Ons
Fragment- Part of a sentence. Missing a subject or predicate.
Ex: Ate the Banana
Run On- Two sentences put together
Ex: Sally ate junk food Bill worked out.