Learn to make sure the subject of a sentence matches the verb correctly.

In English, sentences usually operate using a similar pattern: subject, verb, then object. Learn more about this structure and its components.

Which is why I actually enjoy knowing about object complements. Like subjects, objects, verbs and modifiers, object complements can be an integral part of a sentence.

A sentence in the active voice typically has the formation of Subject Verb Object SVO. The verb needs to be in agreement with the subject for proper grammar formation.

English typically uses a strict SUBJECT VERB OBJECT (SVO) word order in simple sentences, as in Students (S) read (V) books (O). This SVO word order becomes altered in many other English sentence ...

English, Spanish and many other Western languages build most basic sentences around a simple blueprint: a subject followed by a verb and object; for example, “mice eat cheese”.

When a pronoun is receiving the action of a verb, it’s an object. The personal pronouns in object form are: me, you, him, her, it, us and them.

The object of "for" is the whole of the following clause, and not just the relative pronoun, and that clause should follow the proper rules of subject-verb-object grammar.

When the subject of a sentence isn't doing something the verb is passive. Find out more about passive verbs in this Bitesize Primary KS2 guides.

Learn active and passive voice with easy rules, examples, and step-by-step explanations. Practise 50+ exercises on active to passive voice converison with answers. Best for students and beginners.