 After reading about English patterns in the bibliography:

1) Complete the chart. Provide your own examples.

2)) Upload it in activities. Name the

file: English_patterns_Surname1_Surname2_Surname3

Name of pattern Description Constituents Examples

a) NP: subject+ VP-be+ NP:
Predicate
b) NP: subject+ VP-be+ ADJ:
Equational assertion
Predicate
c) NP: subject+ VP-be+ Adv:
Predicate
Intransitive assertion NP: subject+ VPi
a) NP: subject+ VPt: particle+
NP:od
Transitive assertion
b) NP:subject+ VPt+ NP:od+
particle
a) NP:subject+ VPt+ NP.oi+
NP:oi
Transitive receiver b) NP: subject+ VPt+ NP:od+
assertion ¨TO¨+ NP:oi
c) NP:subject+ VPt+ NP.od +
¨FOR¨+ NP:oi
Complement assertion a) NP.subject+ VPtc+
NP:od+NP:complement
b) NP:subject+ VPtc+ NP:od +
ADJ: complement or ADJ
P:complement
c) NP:subject+ VPtc+ NP:od
+¨TO¨+ VPnf:complement
d) NP.subject+ VPtc+ ING
VPnf: complement
e) NP:subject+ VPtc+ NP:od+
VPnf:complement
f) NP:subject+ VPi + VP to
infinitive:complement
g) NP.subject+ VP –be/-say +
ADJ+ For NP+ VP ¨to¨ nf
complement
verb: linking
a) Jane is a teacher.
NP as predicate(Cs)
b) Jane is beautiful.
Adjective as predicate (Cs)
c) Jane is at home. The
meeting is at 5.
Adverb as predicate
Verb: intransitive It's raining.
a) Jane looked up a
Verb: transitive
response
Particle: preposition
b) Jane looked a
Noun phrase as direct object
response up
a) Maria gave Jordan
Verb: transitive
a gift.
Noun phrase as direct and
b) Maris gave a gift to
indirect object
Jordan.
Preposition TO
c) They bought a
Preposition FOR
dress for me.
Verb: transitive that needs a a) People elected
complement. Macri president of
Noun phrase as direct object Argentina.
Noun phrase as complement b) Mary considers
Adjective as complement Joan intelligent.
Adjective phrase as c) The girl asked her
complement boyfriend to leave.
Preposition TO d) Paul avoided going
Verb phrase non-finite (to to the meeting.
infinitive, -ing, past participle) e) The classroom
as complement watch the teacher
Verb phrase –ing form as leave.
complement f) Paula is coming
Verb phrase base form as home to eat.
complement g) It is not safe (for
Verb phrase intransitive us) to stay here.
Vern phrase to infinitive as
complement
Verb phrase with –be or –say
Noun phrase with preposition
FOR
Verb phrase non-finite ¨to¨ as
 complement

a) There+ VP –be+ Verb phrase –be a) There will be a

NP:indefinite+ ADV Noun phrase indefinite meeting this
Indefinite equational b) There+ VP-be+ Adverb afternoon.
NP.indefinite+ VPnf: Verb phrase infinitive as b) There is a lot to
complement complement take into account.