LESSON V: SENTENCE

AND SENTENCE
PATTERN

Basic Sentence Pattern

REPORTER: ASI, FATIMA
 BASIC SENTENCE PATTERN

A. S-IV (SUBJECT- INTRANSITIVE VERB)

Intrasitive Verb: does not require an object.

The young boy jumped.

S IV
We relaxed.
We can also add an adverbial

My sister slept very early.

The girl reads silently.
The children played in the sand.
B. S-LV-C (SUBJECT-LINKING VERB-
COMPLEMENT)

Linking Verb: it connects the subject with its

complement (be verbs or sense verbs)

Complement/Subjective Complement:
a noun or adjective that describes/modifies the
subject.
B. S-LV-C (SUBJECT-LINKING VERB-
COMPLEMENT)
Mariel’s face looks familiar.
S LV C

Mr. Ali is tall and dark.

The coffee tastes bitter.
Today was fun as usual.
Complements can also be an adverbs and
prepositional phrases.

Examples:
She is upstairs.

He is in her studio.
C. S-TV-DO (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-
DIRECT OBJECT)

Transitive Verb: has or takes an object.

Direct Object: indicates the person or thing

the receives the action verb.
C. S-TV-DO (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-
DIRECT OBJECT)

Anthony makes a hat.

S TV DO
The king pronounced the new rules.
Last night, they sang songs on the beach.
Some adverbials are necessary, some
are optional.

I put my name on the waiting list.

I want a private lesson (with Jennifer).

D. S-TV-IO-DO (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB
-INDIRECT OBJECT-DIRECT OBJECT)

Indirect Object: indicates the person or thing

that receives what is being done or given.
D. S-TV-IO-DO (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB
-INDIRECT OBJECT-DIRECT OBJECT)

Anthony wrote her sister a letter.

S TV IO DO
.
.

The king made himself a coffee.

.

The movie gave the viewers a lesson.

We showed our cousin a good time last
weekend.
E. S-TV-DO-OC (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-
DIRECT OBJECT-OBJECT COMPLEMENT)

Complement/Objective Complement:
a noun or an adjective that qualifies the
direct object.
E. S-TV-DO-OC (SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-
DIRECT OBJECT-OBJECT COMPLEMENT)

The little prince made himself a hero.

S TV DO OC

Students considered Teacher Ann a parent.

I considered that the best trip ever.

F. V-S Inverted Pattern (VERB-SUBJECT)

Here comes the bride.

V S

There are many students in the library.

In the wall appears the shadow.

ACTIVITY
Directions: identify the sentence pattern used in the sentences.

1. The class studied.

2. Sarah took the test.
3. William Shakespeare was a popular playwright.
4. It was dark, stormy night.
5. We found the movie scary. s
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