bbreviations for important components in a sentence.
Subject (S)
Complement (C)
Indirect Object
(do)
sv
svo
sviov0
sve
svoc
Adverbial (A) Direct Object (00) Pe
There are basically five sentence patterns in
Verb (V) Object (0) English Grammar. They are
Subject + Verb
Subject + Verb + Object
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Subject + Verb + Complement
Subject + Verb + Object + Complement
Note : Adjunct or Adverbial could be added to all these five patterns
Subject Verb Object Examples - (SVO)
SHV
| / finished / the work
1/ like / puppies
David / scolded / the boy
We / received / the parcel
She / sings / a song
They / did / a lot of work
He / resembles / her father
Many students / witnessed / the play
The police / arrested / the thief| want / one of these books
/ love / England
Peter / secured / admission
Avhuntsman / pursued / a wild animal
Many critics / criticised / the play
My mother / is teaching / French
She / is / intelligent
Subject Verb Adverbial Examples - (SVA)
SHVHA,
He / came / to the party
They / came / suddenly
It / is going / away
‘The train / arrived / late
They / will come / later
It / rained / last night
She / worked / in a second-hand bookshop
‘They / went / to the market
He / reads / slowly
‘The noise / feded / away
Subject Verb Complement Examples - (SVC)
SeVeC,
They / are / playersHer father / is / a doctor
Iam / an Indian
‘The class / became / noisy
Her eyes / are / beautiful
Mother Teresa / is / India’s gift to the world
‘Our headmaster sideline / was / a lending library
The leaves / turn / yellow
Her dreams / have come / true
They / worked / hard
The tea / is getting / cold
It / was / a very pleasant talk
Adverbial Subject Verb Examples - (ASV)
AsseV
Soon / we / wake up
Nicely / he / replied
fondly / she / asked
Yesterday / 1 / came
Tomorrow / she / leaves
Subject Verb Object Complement Examples - (SVOC)
S#V404C
They / made / him / captain
They / named / him / Robert
They / elected / him / presidentThey / elected / him / speaker
They / made / him / the Mayor
They / made / David / Chairman of the Rotary club
The news / made / his name / popular
She / made / him / happy
She / learnt / music / last year
She / got / her shoes / wet
She / recognised / him / asa genius
He / panted / the wall / white
England / declared / me / a jew
He / made / his son / a doctor
Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object Examples -
(sviop0)
S+V+10+D0,
We / wish / you / Happy new year
The principal / gave / him / the medal
He / gave / her / a watch
She / sold / him / her house
Paul / gave / his wife / a gift
The Headmaster / showed / her / the result
He / sent / us / some foreign stamps
The doctor / gave / her / medicine
sarah / sent / Paul / a gift
She / offered / me / a firm hand shakeThey / sold / him / pictures
Subject Verb Object Complement Adverbial Examples -
(SVOCA)
S+V+04C+A,
She / made / her views / clear / at the outset
The company / appointed / him / clerck / last week
They / named / their baby / Sarah / in the church
They / took / the child, / unconscious / to the hospital
She / made / his intentions / clear / now
She / had made / his life / a success / long back
1 lost / my purse / with money / in the bus
The governor / has sworn / him / chief minister / yesterday
Subject Verb Object Adverbial Examples - (SVOA)
SeVs0%A
The boy / kicks / the ball / with force
She / made / a new dress / yesterday
The kidnapper / locked / the child / in a lonely house
He / threw / the chair / out
She / invited / the guests / to get in
They / played / the match / in broad daylight
The thieves / broke open / the lockers / in the bank
11 shall meet / you / at the railway station
You / will understand / the truth / one dayShe / lost / her father / last week
She / shot / the tiger / at once
You / will understand / the truth / one day
He J wrote / a letter / from Paris
They / want / money / immediately
He / got / his shoes / wet
They / had / their lunch / in the late hours
He / felt / a hand / on his shoulder
Subject Verb Object Adverbial Adverbial Examples - (SVOAA)
SeV+OrAeA,
1/ met / Sarah / at the theatre / yesterday
He / practised / pistol shooting / in the firing range / in London
Everyone / relished / the dinner / in the hotel / yesterday
She / enjoyed / the music recital immensly / yesterday
They / pushed / the bus / from behind / to make it move
1 / will close / the shop / early / today
The rider / brought / the news / typed / at night
He / left / the book / on the table / at once
Subject Verb Complement Adverbial Examples - (SVCA)
SHVECHA
The child / fell / asleep / soon
You / seem / tried / to day
It / is / dark / everywhereShe / became / wise / thereafter
They / reached / home / late
The train / left / the station / on time
She / got / well / soon
He / became / popular / at once
| / am / a programmer / in this company
She / acts / well / at all times
My father /is / an engineer / in India
He / got / well / slowly
1/ am / the principal / here
Dr.David/ is / famous / in his locality
David / is / a doctor / at Paris,
She / was made / the Mayor / last week
Mr.Obama / was elected / the President / last month
Adverbial Subject Verb Object Examples - (ASVO)
ANS#V+0
Everyday / she / was / late
In broad daylight, / she / fell / unconscious
Often / Akbar / got / mad
This year / she / is / the captain
During day time / he / is / an honest man
Adverbial Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
Examples - (ASVIODO)AsSeV+l04D0
Last night / She / gave / him / food
Last week / he / gave / his son / new shirts
Every day / she / teaches / them / science
Everywhere / people / gave / the President / a welcome
During lunch / 1 / served / him / ice-cream
Adverbial Subject Verb Object Complement Adverbial
Examples - (ASVOCA)
AsSHV+04C+A
In the end, / the judge / declared / the culprit / innocent, / after the
trial
Yesterday / the man / murdered / a woman / in rags, / mercilessly
in ancient times / people / shot / deer / dead / in the forest
Last month / they / christened / the child, / John / in the Chruch
Next Sunday / we / will paint / the car / red / in the meeting
Every day / she / noticed / the poor, / half dead / in the street
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Adverbial Adverbial Subject Verb Complement Examples -
(AASVC)
AEAHSHVHC
In the prayer hall, / during whorship / they / are / silent
Every day, / in the hostel, / she / is / asleep
Next month, / in Bombay, / they / have / a meeting
Every week, / in her garden / she / is / at work
Last week, / in Paris, / she / worked / as a professorVerb Object Examples - (VO)
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Perdon / me.
Call / him,
Try sit.