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    There are 5 basic sentence patterns in English: (1) subject - intransitive verb, (2) subject - linking verb - complement, (3) subject - transitive verb - direct object, (4) subject - transitive verb - indirect object - direct object, and (5) subject - transitive verb - direct object - objective complement. The document provides definitions and examples to illustrate each pattern. It then gives exercises for readers to identify patterns in sentences and construct their own examples based on the patterns.

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    There are 5 basic sentence patterns in English: (1) subject - intransitive verb, (2) subject - linking verb - complement, (3) subject - transitive verb - direct object, (4) subject - transitive verb - indirect object - direct object, and (5) subject - transitive verb - direct object - objective complement. The document provides definitions and examples to illustrate each pattern. It then gives exercises for readers to identify patterns in sentences and construct their own examples based on the patterns.

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    There are 5 basic sentence patterns in English: (1) subject - intransitive verb, (2) subject - linking verb - complement, (3) subject - transitive verb - direct object, (4) subject - transitive verb - indirect object - direct object, and (5) subject - transitive verb - direct object - objective complement. The document provides definitions and examples to illustrate each pattern. It then gives exercises for readers to identify patterns in sentences and construct their own examples based on the patterns.

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    The Five Basic Sentence Patterns

    There are five basic sentence patterns that can


    be used to express your ideas. These patterns
    serve as guides to arrange your various word
    functions.

    In the study of the basic patterns, there is a


    need to distinguish a transitive verb from an
    intransitive verb.
    A transitive verb is an action verb that has an object, while
    an intransitive verb is an action verb that has no object.

    Examples:
    transitive verbs
    play, watch, write, eat, drink

    Intransitive verbs
    swim, jump, walk, talk, smile
    Before we start, take note of the following
    abbreviations:
    S – subject
    IV – intransitive verb
    LV – linking verb
    C – complement
    TV – transitive verb
    DO – direct object
    IO – indirect object
    OC – objective complement
    1. S – IV subject – intransitive verb
    Beth smiled (sweetly).
    S IV adv

    Maurice lef (early).


    S IV adv
    2. S – LV – C
    Subject – Linking Verb –
    Complement

    Jessica Zafra (is) my favorite writer.


    S LV C

    The chocolate cake (tastes) bitter.


    S LV C – Predicate
    adjective
    3. S – TV – DO
    Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct
    Object
    A super typhoon (hit) the country last week.
    S TV DO
    Jose called his girlfriend.
    S TV DO
    4. S –TV – IO –DO
    Subject – Transitive Verb – Indirect
    Object – Direct Object
    Mary (taught) us English.
    S TV IO DO

    Mr. Guidot (lef) his children a great fortune.


    S TV IO DO
    5. S - TV - DO - OC
    Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct
    Object – Objective Complement
    They (called) Kobe “The Black Mamba.”
    S TV DO OC

    I (lef) the door open.


    S TV DO OC
    Exercise 1
    Identify the pattern of each of the following
    sentences.
    1.“Hulk” is my favorite action hero.
    2.Divine watched “The Hunger Games” with her
    friends last week.
    3.The news is true!
    4.Everybody called him “The Flash.”
    5.The teacher gave us a truckload of homework.
    Exercise 2
    Construct a sentence for each pattern.

    1.S – TV – DO
    2.S – LV – C
    3.S – TV – IO – D0
    4.S – IV
    5.S – TV – DO – OC
    Exercise 3
    Find 5 examples for each pattern from
    newspaper articles.

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