Basic Sentence Patterns

1. Subject +verb

The simplest of sentence patterns is composed of a subject and verb  without a direct object or subject complement. It uses an intransitive verb . that is, a verb requiring no direct object.

Examples:

I eat.

She dances well.

2. Subject +linking verb+ complement 

 Another simple pattern uses the linking verb   any form of the to be verb without an action verb:

Examples: 
The chain reaction is  the basis of nuclear power.
The debate  over nuclear power has often been  bitter.

3. Subject + transitive verb + direct object

 Another common sentence pattern uses the direct object. 
Examples: 

Silicon conducts electricity  in an unusual way.
The anti-reflective coating on the the silicon cell reduces reflection  from 32 to 22 percent.