Basic sentence patterns by Kristine L. Dichoso

BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS

S-LV-C

LINKING VERBS

VERB BEPRESENT PAST

SINGULAR am, is was

PLURAL are were

SENTENCES It is I.

SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT

It is I

PRONOUN

SENTENCES She is a pretty girl.

SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT

She is girl

NOUN

SENTENCES They are here.

SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT

They are here

ADVERB

SENTENCES I am intelligent.

SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT

I am intelligent

ADJECTIVE

Let’s try it…

1. They themselves are here now.

2. She is quite a big girl.

3. No matter what the reason is, a lie is a lie.

4. The sage said, “The truth is the answer that will set you free.”

5. They seemed fine when I last saw them.

SENTENCES He seems intelligent.

SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT

He seems intelligent

He is intelligent

Other forms of LV

Impersonal verb

seemappear

feelsoundtastesmell

The cake tastes sweet.

The cake is sweet.

They taste the cake.

They are the cake.

Based on this, tastes functions

as a LV.

Based on this, taste does not

function as a LV. It as a TV.

S-IV

Intransitive VerbHas sense of completeness in itselfDoes not take an object

Example:He returns.Mt. Pinatubo erupted.

S-IV Sentences

He returns.

SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER

He returns

The verb does not need anything to complete the

thought.

S-IV Sentences

He returns later.

SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER

He returns

ADVERB

later

S-IV Sentences

He returns to claim his bride.

SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER

He returns

ADVERB PHRASE

to claim his bride

Let’s try it…

1. She sleeps soundly.

2. “It speaks”, exclaimed Beowulf.

3. Martha came from the village.

4. The man waited.

5. Having been scolded, the child answered back.

S-IV Sentences

He returns from the war to claim his bride.

SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER

He returns

ADVERB PHRASE

from the war to claim his bride

S-TV-DO

Transitive Verbtakes an objectDoes not state completeness of thought

Example:

The child expresses his hunger.

S-TV-DO

He poured different metals into the mold.

SUBJECT TRANSITIVE VERB

DIRECT OBJECT

He poured metals

Completes the thought of the verb

Let’s try it…

Identify the direct object of each sentence.

1. Martha played the piano.

2. Angela found the bag under her bed.

3. Mom baked the cake.

4. The teacher recorded the grades.

5. The speaker presented his research about teenage love.

S-TV-IO-DO

Aries sent Kristina a poem.

SUBJECT TRANSITIVE VERB

INDIRECT OBJECT

DIRECT OBJECT

Aries sent Kristina poem

Receives the Direct Object

Let’s try it…

Identify the indirect object as well as the direct object of each sentence.

1. Dad brought Mom some flowers.

2. Anita reads her sister bedtime stories.

3. The class sent their adviser some chocolates for her birthday.

4. The governor gave the informal settlers the land titles.

5. The librarian promised the class a quiz about the Dewey decimal classification system.

S-TV-DO-OC

Object ComplementAnother object of the transitive verb that

completes its meaningIt may be a noun or an adjective that

renames the DO

S-TV-DO-OC

The emperor chose Kwan Yu his bell smith. He finds Ko Ngai’s voice delicate and

sweet.

SUBJECT TRANSITIVE DO OC

emperor chose Kwan Yu bell smith

He finds voice delicate and sweet

Let’s try it… Identify the direct object and its complement.

1. The class respects Noemi their president.

2. The teacher commended Riza’s song simple yet meaningful.

3. Mom regards dad loving and dependable.

4. The committee finds the report comprehensive.

5. We call our mothers the light of our lives.

Review

Can there be an indirect object without the direct object?

Riza showed Marie her pictures in Vietnam.

Review

Can we put the indirect object after the direct object?

Riza showed Marie her pictures in Vietnam.

Review

Can the Direct Object stand without an Object complement?

He considers the boy innocent.

He wants the pillow fluffy.

QUIZ

EASY ROUND

Can you identify?

1. A noun or an adjective that completes or renames the subject.

A. PredicateB. Linking verbC. ComplementD. Direct object

2. A kind of verb that has a sense of completeness of thought.

A. ImpersonalB. Linking C. TransitiveD. Intransitive

3. This is modifier could expand the S-IV sentence pattern.

A. AdjectiveB. NounC. ConjunctionD. Adverb

4. This word group never expresses an action but are considered verbs since they act as connectors between the subject and predicate.

A. (Be) verbsB. Transitive verbsC. Impersonal verbsD. Intransitive verbs

5. This object of the transitive verb answers the question what or

who.

A. Object complementB. Direct objectC. Object of the prepositionD. Indirect object

AVERAGE

Name the part!

1. The rude boy answered back with defiance and indifference.

A. ModifierB. ComplementC. Direct objectD. Intransitive verb

2. For the magistrate, the beggar scholar was the true lover.

A. Linking verbB. Subject ComplementC. Object complementD. Subject

3. Matchmakers in Chinese plays appear clownish.

A. SubjectB. Object of the prepositionC. Indirect objectD. Modifier

4. Having heard their qualification to the semis, the team rejoiced.

A. Linking verbB. Transitive verbC. Impersonal verbD. Intransitive verb

5. The president suspended the class due to the typhoon.

A. ComplementB. Intransitive verbC. Linking verbD. Transitive verb

DIFFICULT ROUND

What sentence pattern?

1.Riot starts when authority fails to meet the plea of the people.

2.The number of population below the poverty line seems to increase every year.

3.The Turkish literature upholds the O’rhon inscriptions their pride.

4.Taoism stresses simplicity a virtue that every man must pursue.

5.Beautiful and emotive verses appeared during the Han Dynasty.