Essential English Sentence Structures: Nouns, Adjectives, and More
Posted on Oct 7, 2025 in English
Mastering Basic English Sentence Structures
Sentences Using Nouns (Identity and Professions)
Affirmative Statements
- I am a nurse.
- I am a doctor.
- I am a student.
- I am a man.
- I am a mother.
- You are a painter.
- You are a carpenter.
- You are a baker.
- He is a writer.
- She is my sister.
- It is a coat.
- It is a computer.
- We are chefs.
- You are a classmate.
- You are a police officer.
- You are a friend.
Negative Statements
Interrogative Questions
- Am I a nurse?
- Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
Sentences Using Adjectives (Descriptions)
Singular Subjects
- I am a good brother.
- It is a dirty cat.
- I am a happy bird.
- It is a beautiful dog.
- I am a shiny student.
- It is a big book.
- I am a pretty child.
- It is a fat pig.
- I am a good chef.
- It is a beautiful country.
- He is smart.
- He is short.
- She is bad.
- She is pretty.
- She is shiny.
- She is rude.
- It is handsome.
- It is fat.
- It is rude.
- He is an expensive horse.
- She is a smart doctor.
- She is a happy child.
- She is a kind friend.
- She is a free cook.
- She is a worried nurse.
Plural Subjects
- You are big.
- You are an old, nice person.
- We are rude students.
- We are beautiful children.
- We are pretty women.
- We are dirty teachers.
- We are ugly nurses.
- We are nice.
- We are happy.
- We are funny.
- We are serious.
- They are small.
- They are confused.
- They are sick.
- They are safe.
- They are stressed.
- They are poor nurses.
- They are lazy players.
- They are handsome friends.
- They are honest bosses.
- They are shiny lawyers.
Possessive Adjectives
Singular Possessives (My, Your, His, Her, Its)
- This is my book.
- That is my city.
- This is my brother.
- This is my backpack.
- This is my country.
- That is your sister.
- That is your mother.
- That is your house.
- That is your store.
- That is your office.
- That is her brother.
- This is its baby.
- This is its candy.
- This is its park.
- This is his car.
- This is his cow.
- This is his phone.
Plural Possessives (Our, Their)
- These are our children.
- These are our bags.
- These are our cherries.
- Those are their photos.
- Those are their heroes.
- Those are their potatoes.
- Those are their children.
- Those are their lives.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Singular Demonstratives (This, That)
- This is a cow, a store, a chair, a table, a school.
- That is a car, a notebook, a rabbit, a dog, a nurse.
Plural Demonstratives (These, Those)
- These are pencils, students, computers, cars, phones.
- Those are apples, sisters, nurses, teachers, classmates.
- Those are your books, cats, cars, tables, buses.
