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Sentence types · CEFR A1 · Starting
English keeps this order almost always. The subject comes first.
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I walk there.
Subject + verb + object
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Example 1 of 4
मैं वहाँ पैदल जाता हूँ।
I walk there.
English keeps this order almost always. The subject comes first.
I sit by the window.
English keeps this order almost always. The subject comes first.
I watch the people outside.
English keeps this order almost always. The subject comes first.
The road is very busy in the morning.
English keeps this order almost always. The subject comes first.
The shape
Subject + verb + object
Say one clear thing without getting tangled.
In Hindi
अंग्रेज़ी में यही क्रम रहता है — पहले कर्ता, फिर क्रिया, फिर कर्म।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Tea I drink daily. | I drink tea daily. Hindi allows the object first; English does not. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I walk there.
मैं वहाँ पैदल जाता हूँ।
I sit by the window.
मैं खिड़की के पास बैठता हूँ।
I watch the people outside.
मैं बाहर लोगों को देखता हूँ।
The road is very busy in the morning.
सड़क सुबह बहुत व्यस्त होती है।
I drink my tea slowly.
मैं धीरे-धीरे चाय पीता हूँ।
I make my bed in the morning.
मैं अपना बिस्तर सुबह ठीक करता हूँ।
Fresh air is coming into the room.
कमरे में ताज़ी हवा आ रही है।
There are always a lot of people there.
वहाँ हमेशा बहुत लोग होते हैं।
I keep my clothes in the cupboard.
मैं अपने कपड़े अलमारी में रखता हूँ।
I keep my shoes by the door.
मैं अपने जूते दरवाज़े के पास रखता हूँ।
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Simple sentences is a CEFR A1 structure — the starting band — and it belongs to sentence types. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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