Sentence Structures

In linguistics, sentence structure refers to the way words are organized within a sentence. It includes elements like subject, predicate, objects, and modifiers, which contribute to the overall grammatical and syntactical construction of a sentence. Different languages may have distinct sentence structures, influencing how information is conveyed.

  • Chinese (Subject +Verb +Object = SVO): 她吃一个苹果 (Tā chī yī gè píngguǒ).
  • English (Subject +Verb +Object = SVO): She eats an apple.
  • German (Subject +Verb +Object =SVO): Sie liest ein Buch. (She reads a book.)
  • Russian (Subject +Verb +Object = SVO): Она читает книгу (Ona chitaet knigu). (She reads a book.)
  • Spanish (Subject-Verb-Object – SVO): Él lee un libro. (He reads a book.)
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  • Hindi (Subject +Object +Verb = SOV): वह एक सेब खा रही है (Vah ek seb kha rahi hai). (She an apple is eating.)
  • Japanese (Subject + Object + Verb = SOV): 彼女はリンゴを食べます (Kanojo wa ringo o tabemasu). (She apple eats.)
  • Arabic (Verb + Subject+ Object = VSO): تقرأ هي كتاباً (Taqraʾ hi kitāban).(She reads a book.)
  • Ainu (Object +Verb +Subject = OVS): Kamuy aynu chikap pet. (God the land created.)  (In Ainu, “Kamuy” is God, “aynu” is land, “chikap” is created, and “pet” is the verb “to be.”)
  • Xavante (Object-Subject-Verb – OSV): Kho tsũnãgo a’u. (Jaguar the man killed.)(In Xavante, “kho” is jaguar, “tsũnãgo” is man, and “a’u” is killed.) 
  • Hixkaryana (Object-Subject-Verb – OSV): Pata yai o-ho. (Fish he caught.) (In Hixkaryana, “pata” is fish, “yai” is he, and “o-ho” is caught.)
  • Malagasy (Verb-Object-Subject – VOS): Mamaky boky i Dadabe. (Reads books Dadabe.) (In Malagasy, “mamaky” is reads, “boky” is books, and “i Dadabe” is Dadabe.)