Sentence structure is the way a writer forms a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that has a complete sense. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Sentences can be statements, questions, exclamations, or commands.  The basic pattern for an English sentence is subject, verb, then object. This structure lets the reader know who is doing the action and what the outcome of the action is.  Here are some other common sentence structures: Subject + verb (SV) Subject + verb + complement (SVC) Subject + verb + adjunct (SVA) Subject + verb + object + complement... Show more

Sentence structure is the way a writer forms a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that has a complete sense. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Sentences can be statements, questions, exclamations, or commands. 
The basic pattern for an English sentence is subject, verb, then object. This structure lets the reader know who is doing the action and what the outcome of the action is. 

Here are some other common sentence structures:
Subject + verb (SV)
Subject + verb + complement (SVC)
Subject + verb + adjunct (SVA)
Subject + verb + object + complement (SVOC)
Subject + verb + object + adjunct (SVOA)
Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object (SVIODO) 

Here are some common sentence patterns:
Subject + verb: The simplest pattern, which uses an intransitive verb
Subject + verb + direct object: Uses a direct object
Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object: Uses an indirect object and a direct object 

Here are some ways to change sentence structure:
Use modifiers
Use rhetorical questions 

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