Basic Sentence Patterns

1. S-V Pattern
Subject- Verb
Simplest pattern

Ex.
Everyone listened.
S V
Everyone in the crowd listened to the teacher.
S V
Where are the dead?
V S
In Jesus Christ rest the hope for the mankind.
V S
 2. S-LV-PN Pattern
Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate
Nominative
Predicate Nominative is defined as a noun or
pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames
or identifies the subject of the sentence.
Ex.
The first book of the Bible is Genesis.
S LV PN
Are you the owner of this inspiring book?
LV S PN
My favorite speaker is you.
S LV PN
 3. S-LV-PA Pattern
Subject- Linking Verb- Predicate
Adjective
Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows
a linking verb.
Ex.
I am happy about your change of heart.
S LV PA
Martha and Mary were truly glad to see their
S S LV PA
brother come in life.
 4. S-TV-DO Pattern
Subject- Transitive Verb-Direct Object
Direct object is a word or group of words that receives
the action of the transitive verb. It answer the question
WHAT? Or WHOM? It may be a noun, pronoun, phrases
or clauses.
Transitive verb is a verb that needs a receiver.
Ex.
The Pharisees questioned the disciples.
S TV DO
(Whom did the Pharisees questioned?)

She has read the daily text.

S TV DO
(What has she read?)
 5. S-TV-IO-DO Pattern
Subject- Transitive Verb-Indirect
Object-Direct Object
Indirect object- is a word that tells to whom or
for the action of the transitive verb is done.
Ex.
Jacob gave Joseph a long shirt-like garment.
S TV IO DO
He asked his elder sons where Joseph was.
S TV IO DO
 6. S-TV-DO-OC Pattern
Subject- Transitive Verb-Direct Object-
Objective Complement
Objective Complement- is a noun or an
adjective that completes the meaning of the
transitive verb and refers to the direct object.
Ex.
Pharaoh made Joseph overseer of his kingdom.
S TV DO OC (n.)

He considered Joseph wise and compassionate.

S TV DO OC OC (adj.)
Exercise 1
Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete
sentences.
e.g. the fat cat / a mouse / is chasing.
The fat cat is chasing a mouse.

1. that thin girl / is drinking / milk now

2. the robbers yesterday / the police / caught
3. our teacher / like /we
4. my mother / my baby sister / is looking after
5. has just written / a letter / the tall man

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Exercise 2
Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete
sentences.
e.g. my sister / a birthday cake yesterday / me / baked
My sister baked me a birthday cake yesterday.

1. the short man / has bought / some crayons from the

stationery shop / his son
2. the policeman / has just shown / the driver / his driving
license
3. the patient / gave / some medicine / the nurse
4. brought / me / a bouquet of flowers last week / my uncle
5. the shopkeeper / the customer / is paying / two hundred
dollars

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Exercise 3
Apply what you have learned.

1. S-V Pattern
2. S-LV-PN Pattern
3. S-LV-PA Pattern
4. S-TV-DO Pattern
5. S-TV-IO-DO Pattern
6. S-TV-DO-OC Pattern
Answers :3
Exercise 1
• 1. That thin girl is drinking milk now.
• 2. The police caught the robbers yesterday.
• 3. We like our teacher.
• 4. My mother is looking after my baby sister.
• 5. The tall man has just written a letter. 

Exercise 2
• 1. The short man has bought his son some crayons from the
stationery shop.
• 2. The driver has just shown the policeman his driving
license.
• 3. The nurse gave the patient some medicine.
• 4. My uncle brought me a bouquet of flowers last week.
• 5. The customer is paying the shopkeeper two hundred
dollars.
Extra Work! Find the DO of the verb.
1. The company has built a gym for its 4. Tom finally returned all those library
employees. books yesterday.
employees finally

built books

gym returned

company Tom

2. The guides chased a bear from the 5. Cary made only two mistakes on that
picnic grounds. difficult math quiz.
bear mistakes

chased only

from quiz

grounds difficult

3. We saved that antique desk from 6. By the end of the second week, all the
destruction. students had bought their textbooks.
that week

saved textbooks

desk students

destruction end
Extra Work!
7. The quarterbacks reviewed their playbooks 10 . We finished that project at
for two hours this morning. 2:00 A.M. this morning.
quarterbacks finished

morning we

hours project

playbooks morning

8. The professor’s stale jokes did not amuse

anyone.
jokes

amuse

stale

anyone

9. After Carl’s resignation, the company hired

two people for that department.
company

hired

resignation

people
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