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The 5 Basic Sentence Patterns

The document provides definitions and examples of the key elements of a basic sentence pattern: 1. Subject - Who or what the sentence is about, usually a noun or pronoun. 2. Verb - Either an action verb like "danced" or a linking verb like "is". 3. Object - What or who receives the action, answers "what" or "whom". Can be a direct object like "a pen" or indirect object like "Lucy". 4. Complement - Adds information about the subject or object, like adjectives that follow linking verbs or objects. It then gives examples of sentences that demonstrate these different elements.

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The 5 Basic Sentence Patterns

The document provides definitions and examples of the key elements of a basic sentence pattern: 1. Subject - Who or what the sentence is about, usually a noun or pronoun. 2. Verb - Either an action verb like "danced" or a linking verb like "is". 3. Object - What or who receives the action, answers "what" or "whom". Can be a direct object like "a pen" or indirect object like "Lucy". 4. Complement - Adds information about the subject or object, like adjectives that follow linking verbs or objects. It then gives examples of sentences that demonstrate these different elements.

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SUBJECT

To get ‘S’ ，ask the question ‘Who?’before the verb.

• Performs the action of the sentence


• Represents what (or whom) the sentence is about
• Consists of nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns
• Occurs before a verb

Subjects In Sentence Pattern Examples

Nancy danced well


What we need is more time.
The good in him overweighs the bad.
Seeing is believing.
VERB

1. Linking verb: common linking verb: be, seem, appear, look, sound, smell, taste, feel, become, get,grow

2. Action verb: transitive verb & intransitive verb

Transitive verb & intransitive verb

A verb can be described as transitive or intransitive based on whether it requires an object to


express a complete thought or not. A transitive verb is one that only makes sense if it exerts its
action on an object. An intransitive verb will make sense without one.

Verbs In Sentence Pattern Examples

Please bring coffee.


Let’s invite Sophie and Bruce.
England lost the match.
England lost.
I can’t eat this.
Let’s eat.
OBJECT

To get the object ‘O’ ask the question ‘What’ or ‘Whom’. ‘What’ is for things and
‘Whom’ is for persons. Persons may be nouns or pronouns.

• Direct object : answers the question ‘what’


• Indirect object: answers the question ‘whom’

Objects In Sentence Pattern Examples

I gave Lucy a pen


Complement

The words required to complete the meaning of a sentence are called Complement of
the sentence.

• Subject complement: adds information to the subject, follows a linking verb. – nouns, pronouns,
adjectives, noun phrases
• Object complement: adds additional information to the direct object, follows a direct object– nouns,
pronouns, adjectives

Subjects In Sentence Pattern Examples


Her mom looks friendly.
I am exhausted.
She is a liar.

I named my dog kaka.


He colored his face blue.
I proved them wrong.
Adverbial modifier

• An adverbial modifier usually is used to modify an adjective or a verb, such as the word "quickly" in the
sentence, "They walked their dog quickly." An adverbial modifier is a word or phrase that is used to
modify another part of a sentence, typically a verb or adjective

Subjects In Sentence Pattern Examples

They came in a group to make us understand.


I made them understand the plan in an easy way.
The student is trying heart and soul to pass the exam.
Sentence scramble

Bill’s company has established a successful relationship with a local factory. S V DO

Sarah considered John her friend. S V DO

He built the children a tree-house S V IO DO

Homework

Prepare 5 sentences, distribute to others

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