SVO is important when speaking and writing in English because it helps us with the correct word order and structure of sentences.

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S + V + O .

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Are a person, place, thing, or idea.

NOUNS

​Ideas

Show action or link information

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Action verbs: run, jump, play

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Linking verbs: is, am, are​

VERBS

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The subject is usually a NOUN

Subject

The verb can show ACTION or LINK information.

Verb

The object is usually a NOUN

Object

These are people, places, or things. If you can use ANY 1 of the 5 senses for it, it is CONCRETE!

(hear-see-touch-taste-smell)​

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Concrete Nouns/Ideas

These are ideas, emotions, thoughts, or feelings. You CAN'T see-hear-taste-touch-or smell them.

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​Abstract Nouns/ideas

​For concrete sentences or ideas, you will be able to visualize if something could actually happen.

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For example:

The boy scored the winning goal in his soccer match.

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This sentence is a concrete idea because a boy scoring a winning goal is something we know can be real. ​

CONCRETE

​For abstract sentences/ideas, you should have more of a mental, emotional, or internal feeling. Usually, you CAN'T picture or visualize something happening in real life.

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For example:

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My love for her was so vast that my heart began to glow through my shirt.

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We know that our hearts can't glow, and that his love is a feeling.​

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​Personal Connection

I connect with this _______ because _________________________________

Remember to use complete sentences when creating a connection. Also, connections have DETAILS.

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​Theme/Lesson

The lesson of this ______ is _________________________.

Remember that THEME is a lesson or message the author is trying to teach the world !

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