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[robot]

Not teaching this, just curious.

There are many types of simple sentence (SV, SVO, SVC, SVOO, etc.) and every grammar book classifies them differently. Some list 8 or more types; others reduce this number and list sub-patterns under a more general one.

If I wanted to organize every simple sentence by pattern, what would be the simplest way to do so?

Once again, I'm not teaching this (if I were, subject + verb + complete idea would suffice). Just looking for thoughts.

[some waygug-in]

I once had an adult student ask this of me. I had no idea then and I still don't.

I find this kind of exercise completely useless and a waste of time. I'm sure all the grammar gurus on here will rip me a new one for saying this.

I think it's better to classify sentences like this:

Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Negative-declarative, etc.

Then work on the context and meanings where these sentences would normally appear.

[blackjack]

After doing a google I found this

http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/grammar/clause.htm

Doesn't answer your question but is quite interesting

[lifeinkorea]

Logic is a good way I think to learn this. Even if you make 2 or 3 correct sentences, it helps to make them fit together

http://logictutorial.com/ (quick link, don't know how helpful it will be)

[robot]

[ChilgokBlackHole]

The cow says moo.
The sheep says baaa.