St. Augustine’s Academy of Patnongon, Inc.
Real St.,Poblacion, Patnongon, 5702 Antique, Philippines
Grade 7
ENGLISH
Quarter 4
MODULE 3
Sentence Patterns
Rio Z. Protacio, LPT
Subject Teacher
In sentences, we follow different word orders. These are basic sentence patterns. We follow these patterns if
we want to recognize the words in a sentence to denote meaning and to make sentences more interesting. From
the basic patterns of sentences, expansion can take place by using modifiers and by coordination or
subordination.
These are the Sentence Patterns:
1. Subject-Intransitive Verb (S-IV)
If the verb is not followed by a noun or pronoun complement and is often modified by an adverb or adverb
phrase.
Examples: Wendy (S) plays (IV). Intransitive verb without modifiers
Wendy (S) plays (IV) in the corridor. Intransitive verb with adverbial phrase in the corridor.
Jonathan (S) writes (IV).
Jonathan (S) writes (IV) legibly.
In the above example, Wendy and Jonathan are the Subjects labeled by the symbol S and the verbs plays
and writes are Intransitive Verbs labeled by the symbol IV.
2. Subject - Transitive Verb – Direct Object (S-TV-DO)
If a noun, a noun phrase or pronoun follows the verb and answers the questions who or what receives the
action expressed in the verb.
Examples: The school (S) offers (TV) IT courses (DO). Transitive Verb answers the question what.
The teacher (S) meets (TV) student (DO). In this case, Transitive Verb answers the question
who.
3. Subject – Transitive Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object (S-TV-IO-DO)
Has a noun or pronoun complements; the indirect object which is the person or thing to or for the action (in
the verb) is performed, and the direct object.
The indirect object in this pattern can be transformed into a preposition phrase introduced by to or for but it
never has a preposition before it.
An indirect object cannot be possible without a direct object.
When you ask to whom or for whom is direct object intended to, then the answer is the indirect object.
Examples: Marlyn (S) gave (TV) Cesar (IO) a simple present (DO).
The teacher (S) wrote (TV) the parents (IO) a letter (DO).
4. Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct Object – Object Complement (S-TV-DO-OC)
If the object of the complement is either a noun that tells what the direct object is, or an adjective that
describes the direct object.
Examples: Many (S) of us still believe (TV) that Miss Mena (DO) is a good teacher (OC).
Alvin (S) finds (TV) his boss (DO) approachable (OC).
5. Subject – Linking Verb – Complement (S-LV-C)
In this pattern, the complement can be a noun or an adjective and it tells something about the subject.
Examples: My brother (S) is (LV) my buddy (C). The complement is a noun.
Darlene Joy (S) looked (LV) tired (C). The complement is adjective.
Answer the following questions:
A.
1. What is sentence pattern?
2. What are the use of Sentence Patterns?
3. Is it easy to learn these patterns? Why?
4. How can sentence patterns help you in learning English?
5. Is it the first time you encounter the topic sentence patterns? What can you say?
B.
Identify the sentence patterns used in the following sentences.
1. Saturday is a busy day for Mateo’s family.
2. He went to the mall to buy a poster.
3. A star is a luminous heavenly body.
4. I cannot find the key to my room.
5. The bikers were sweating profusely.
6. Many generous citizens gave food to the typhoon victims.
7. I gave her my approval.
8. The heavy rains cause floods all over the town.
9. Hers is the sweetest smile.
10. She was chosen the Most Outstanding Student.
11. Kenneth considers Sheena very seductive.
12. The excited mother called their first born baby Angel.
13. Locsin Joy’s face remains beautiful after two years.
14. The presentation becomes perfect.
15. Danimar loves reading narratives.
16. Kimberly gave him chocolates.
17. You give us power.
18. The mother comforts her seriously.
19. His classmates are cousins.
20. The engineer painted the house blue.
