Level 1 — Foundation · Sentence Accuracy
Task 1: Building Subject, Verb, and Object Sentences
Write correct Subject + Verb, Subject + Verb + Object, and Subject + Verb + Complement sentences from scratch — the same three shapes Lesson 1 taught you to find while reading.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this task, you should be able to:
- Write a complete sentence using only Subject + Verb
- Write a complete sentence using Subject + Verb + Object
- Write a complete sentence using Subject + Verb + Complement, and explain why it is not an Object
Introduction
Lesson 1 taught you to find the Subject, the Verb, the Object, and the Complement inside a sentence someone else wrote. This task flips the direction: you build all three shapes yourself, from nothing. If you can produce a Subject + Verb + Complement sentence on purpose, and explain why the word after the verb is a Complement and not an Object, you have actually learned the distinction — not just recognised it on the page.
The Three Shapes, for Writing
Core Concept
Subject + Verb is already a complete sentence on its own: Birds fly. Nothing is missing. Subject + Verb + Object adds a third piece that receives the action: Birds build nests — nests is what gets built. Subject + Verb + Complement looks similar but does a different job: the word after the verb describes or renames the Subject instead of receiving an action — Birds are intelligent — the bird isn't doing anything to "intelligent"; "intelligent" is telling you what the bird is like.
Example
She works. — Subject + Verb, complete on its own.
She manages a team. — Subject + Verb + Object: a team receives the managing.
She is confident. — Subject + Verb + Complement: confident describes she; it isn't something she's acting on.
Your Turn
Your Turn
Write six sentences about your own work or studies: two using only Subject + Verb, two using Subject + Verb + Object, and two using Subject
- Verb + Complement (with am/is/are or a similar linking verb like seem or become). Label each one afterward with its shape.
Vocabulary in Context
complementnountechnical
a word that describes or renames the subject rather than receiving an action (পরিপূরক)
Often with subject complement, adjective complement, complement of the verb
“In 'The delay was unavoidable', the word 'unavoidable' is the complement that describes the subject.”
linking verbnountechnical
a verb like is, seem, or become that connects a subject to a description of it (সংযোজক ক্রিয়া)
Often with use a linking verb, linking verb such as, linking verb and complement
“In 'The berth seems available', 'seems' is a linking verb joining 'berth' to its description.”
Model Answer
Show a model answer
- I work at a shipping office. (S+V)
- Vessels arrive early in the morning. (S+V)
- I check the arrival schedule. (S+V+O)
- The team reviews every report. (S+V+O)
- I am careful with the details. (S+V+C)
- The schedule seems accurate today. (S+V+C)
Self-Check
Self-Check
- Does each Subject + Verb sentence stand on its own, with nothing missing?
- In each Object sentence, is the last word genuinely receiving the action, not just sitting near the verb?
- In each Complement sentence, can you explain why that word describes the Subject rather than being acted upon?
Next: Writing 2 — writing a long sentence around a simple core: adding modifiers on purpose, the same way Lesson 2 taught you to strip them away.