What is the correct ordering of a Korean sentence?
The English language usually falls in this order: subject --- verb --- object. For example, "Frank hit Sally."
The Korean language usually follows this pattern: subject --- object --- verb. Am I correct?
For example, "Frank-i Sally-eul ttaeryeossda."

So if this is true, are there any expections that would make this order follow a different pattern? Thank you so much for help. :)

Question

What is the correct ordering of a Korean sentence?
The English language usually falls in this order: subject ---> verb ---> object. For example, "Frank hit Sally."
The Korean language usually follows this pattern: subject ---> object ---> verb. Am I correct?
For example, "Frank-i Sally-eul ttaeryeossda."

So if this is true, are there any expections that would make this order follow a different pattern?  Thank you so much for help. :)

Answer

Yes, you are quite correct. 
Most sentences follow that pattern, 
and adverbs could come between a subject and an object or an object and a verb. 
Also like most of other languages, adjectives come right before nouns. 

Here are some more things you should keep in mind to make a simple sentence in Korean. 

1) Sentence order - subject + object + (ending)verb 
2) Subjects can be omitted if it is quite obvious out of context, especially in spoken Korean. 
3) Any noun can be a subject or object, 
but to make the noun a subject in a sentence we put the subject markers like "이"/"가". 
Without the subject markers the noun is just a noun. 
4) Likewise, to make a noun an object, we put the object markers like "을"/"를". 
5) In English, a predicate is almost a verb, but in Korean adjectives can be predicates. 

Taking your sentence as example, 

"Frank hit Sally" 
프랭크+때리다+샐리(English sentence order) 

In here the sentence order should be "프랭크+샐리+때리다" 

1) putting a subject marker 
프랭크+가 샐리 때리다. 
the subject : 프랭크가 

2) putting an obejct marker 
프랭크가 샐리+를 때리다. 
the object : 샐리를 

3) taking care of the tense 
프랭크가 샐리를 때렸다.(simple past) 

Now we've got a totally perfect sentence.^^ 



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Frank가 Sally를 때렸습니다.
i think as a declarative sentence, no other pattern at there.~

Frank hits Sally.... i just wonder .. any other pattern at here?

i just wonder..