Grammar: A1 - Sentence Structure - Basics - Lesson 3: Simple Affirmative Statements with Action Verbs

✨ Lesson 3: Simple Affirmative Statements with Action Verbs

In the last lesson, we made positive sentences, or affirmative statements¹, with the verb 'to be'. Those sentences describe a state of being (e.g., "I am happy").

Today, we will make affirmative statements with action verbs². These sentences describe what someone or something does.

The Basic Structure: Subject + Verb

The simplest action sentence just needs a subject (who does it) and a verb (the action).

[Subject] + [Action Verb]

• I work.
• She reads.
• The boats float.

The Common Structure: Subject + Verb + Object

Most of the time, we add an object to say what receives the action³. This is the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order we learned in Lesson 1.

[Subject] + [Action Verb] + [Object]

• We eat rice every day.
• He rides a motorcycle.
• The farmers grow pepper.

Adding Detail: Subject + Verb + Place/Time

We can also add details about where or when the action happens.

[Subject] + [Action Verb] + [Where/When]

• They work at the salt fields.
• I walk by the riverside in the morning.
• She goes to school every day.

🧠 Practice Quiz: Build the Sentence

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

1. ( seafood / like / I )
   → I like seafood.
2. ( a hotel / works at / He )
   → He works at a hotel.
3. ( English / study / We )
   → We study English.
4. ( my sister / lives / in Kampot )
   → My sister lives in Kampot.

📝 Homework: What Do You Do?

Write three affirmative sentences with action verbs that describe your daily life.

Example: I wake up at 6 AM. I drink coffee. I go to work.

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1: ___________________________________

2: ___________________________________

3: ___________________________________

Vocabulary Glossary

1. Affirmative Statement: (Phrase) - ប្រយោគស្រប (brâyoŭk srŏb) - A positive sentence that states something is true or is a fact. ↩
2. Action Verb: (Noun) - កិរិយាស័ព្ទសកម្ម (kĕ're'ya'sap sa'kamm) - A verb that shows a physical or mental action. ↩
3. Receive the action: (Verb Phrase) - ទទួលសកម្មភាព (tô'tuŏl sâkammâphĭəp) - To be the person or thing that the verb is done to. ↩