43 Sentence structure English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

To solve this worksheet, we need to rearrange the words in each line to form a correct English sentence. Here is the step-by-step logic for each one:

1. Words: an e-mail / sent / My wife / me /.
* Subject: My wife
* Verb: sent
* Object: me an e-mail
* Sentence: My wife sent me an e-mail.

2. Words: some flowers / The son / his mother/ buys / every month /.
* Subject: The son
* Verb: buys
* Object: some flowers
* Recipient: his mother
* Time: every month
* Sentence: The son buys his mother some flowers every month.

3. Words: to the station / returns / The bus / at night.
* Subject: The bus
* Verb: returns
* Place: to the station
* Time: at night
* Sentence: The bus returns to the station at night.

4. Words: at ten o’clock / The conference / last week / started / on Tuesday /.
* Subject: The conference
* Verb: started
* Day: on Tuesday
* Time: at ten o’clock
* When: last week
* Sentence: The conference started on Tuesday at ten o’clock last week. (Note: "last week" can also go at the very end or after "started", but placing time phrases together like day then hour is standard). Let's try: *The conference started last week on Tuesday at ten o'clock.* This flows well too. Let's stick to the most natural order: Subject + Verb + Day + Time + General Time. Or Subject + Verb + General Time + Day + Time.
* Refined Sentence: The conference started last week on Tuesday at ten o’clock.

5. Words: the tree / The car / hit / with great force .
* Subject: The car
* Verb: hit
* Object: the tree
* How: with great force
* Sentence: The car hit the tree with great force.

6. Words: slowly / his meal / ate / Sam /.
* Subject: Sam
* Verb: ate
* Object: his meal
* How: slowly
* Sentence: Sam ate his meal slowly.

7. Words: to post her letter / this morning / to town / The teacher/ went /.
* Subject: The teacher
* Verb: went
* Place: to town
* Purpose: to post her letter
* Time: this morning
* Sentence: The teacher went to town to post her letter this morning.

8. Words: on the train / ate / this morning / John / breakfast /.
* Subject: John
* Verb: ate
* Object: breakfast
* Place: on the train
* Time: this morning
* Sentence: John ate breakfast on the train this morning.

9. Words: to / Julie / spoke/ My father/.
* Subject: My father
* Verb: spoke
* Preposition: to
* Object: Julie
* Sentence: My father spoke to Julie.

10. Words: A table / for me / They / once a year / at the restaurant / book /.
* Subject: They
* Verb: book
* Object: A table
* For whom: for me
* Place: at the restaurant
* Frequency: once a year
* Sentence: They book a table for me at the restaurant once a year.

Final Answer:
1. My wife sent me an e-mail.
2. The son buys his mother some flowers every month.
3. The bus returns to the station at night.
4. The conference started last week on Tuesday at ten o’clock.
5. The car hit the tree with great force.
6. Sam ate his meal slowly.
7. The teacher went to town to post her letter this morning.
8. John ate breakfast on the train this morning.
9. My father spoke to Julie.
10. They book a table for me at the restaurant once a year.