How do we teach English Learners (ELs) to understand and acquire correct sentence structure? According to my experience as a teacher and as a former ESL student, a combination of deductive and inductive approach is the best way to teach correct sentence structures to ELs. A deductive approach can be used when introducing the sentence structure. Later on, the teacher can use the inductive approach to help students analyze patterns in sentence structures, thereby enabling the students to synthesize their own sentences.