The basic sentence patterns in English are considered by

• A. Noun and Adjective
• B. Preposition and Object
• C. Interjection and Adverb
• D. Subject and Verb

Answer: (D)

The basic sentence pattern in English centers on a subject and a verb forming a simple independent clause. The subject is who or what the sentence is about, and the verb shows the action or state of being. Together they express a complete thought, as in “The cat runs” or “The sun shines.” This subject–verb pairing is the essential skeleton of a sentence, and other elements like objects or complements can be added to expand the pattern (for example, Subject + Verb + Object or Subject + Verb + Complement), but the core remains the relationship between the subject and the verb. The other options describe nouns with adjectives, prepositional phrases, or modifiers, which are parts of phrases or sentence extensions rather than the fundamental sentence frame. Hence, subject and verb is the best answer.