English grammar

Sentence structure

Sentence structure
Subject + Verb + Object

Examples of Subject: The boys, the girls,

the students Examples of Verb: Liked (Past), play (Present), will open (Future) Examples of Object: the piano, the guitar, the violin

Sentence Structure
Phrases can be recombined to form new sentences
Subject The boys Subject The girls Subject The students Verb liked Verb play Verb will open Object the piano Object the guitar Object the violin Subject The boys Subject The students Subject The girls Verb liked Verb play Verb will open Object the guitar the piano Object the violin the guitar Object the piano

Sentence structure
Sentences are connected to other sentences

to form ideas. This connection occurs using conjunctions. The most common conjunctions are and, or, and but.

And Addition Or Possibility But Contrast

Sentence structure
Example:
Subject The boys The girls Verb liked liked Object the piano the guitar Connector but

But not:
Subject
The boys The girls

Verb
liked played

Object
the piano the guitar

Connector
but

The logic of ideas in English

Sentence 1
T T F F

and
and and and and

Sentence 2
T F F T

=
= = = =

T/F
T F F F

The logic of ideas in English

Two true sentences connected by and form a
true idea.
T and T = T

Subject Santiago Washington

Verb is is

Object the capital of Chile the capital of United States

Connector and

The logic of ideas in English

A true sentence and a false sentence connected
by and form a false idea.

T Subject Santiago Washington

and Verb is is

F Object the capital of Chile the capital of Holland

= Connector and

The logic of ideas in English

Two false sentences connected by and form a
false idea.
F Subject Santiago Washington and Verb is is F Object the capital of United States the capital of Holland = F Connector and

The logic of ideas in English

A false sentence and a true sentence connected
by and form a false idea.
F and T = F

Subject
Santiago Amsterdam

Verb
is is

Object
the capital of United States the capital of Holland

Connector
and

The logic of ideas in English

Sentence 1
T T F F

or
or or or or

Sentence 2
T F F T

=
= = = =

T/F
T F F F

The logic of ideas in English

Two true sentences connected by or form a
true idea.
T or T = T

Subject Peter

Verb will study

Object mathematics

Connector or

he

will study

biology

The logic of ideas in English

A true sentence and a false sentence connected
by or form a false idea.
T or F = F

Subject Peter my dog

Verb will study will study

Object biology biology

Connector or

The logic of ideas in English

Two false sentences connected by or form a
false idea.
F or F = F

Subject My dog my cat

Verb will study will study

Object biology biology

Connector or

The logic of ideas in English

A false sentence and a true sentence connected
by or form a false idea.
F or T = F

Subject My dog Peter

Verb will study will study

Object mathematics mathematics

Connector or

The logic of ideas in English

Sentence 1
T T F F

but
but but but but

Sentence 2
T F F T

=
= = = =

T/F
T F F F

The logic of ideas in English

Two true sentences connected by but form a
true idea.
T but T = T

Subject Peter Susan

Verb plays plays

Object basketball tennis

Connector but

The logic of ideas in English

A true sentence and a false sentence connected
by but form a false idea.
T but F = F

Subject Peter my cat

Verb plays plays

Object basketball tennis

Connector but

The logic of ideas in English

Two false sentences connected by but form a
false idea.
F but F = F

Subject My dog my cat

Verb plays plays

Object basketball tennis

Connector but

The logic of ideas in English

A false sentence and a true sentence connected
by but form a false idea.
F but T = F

Subject My cat Peter

Verb plays plays

Object tennis basketball

Connector but