SVOQ S ubject – V erb – O bject - Q ualifier Sentence Builder Click on the links to use this presentation Created by Randy Robert June 2006 Copyright - Credenda Virtual High School
SVOQ
Subject – Verb – Object - Qualifier
Sentence Builder
Click on the links to use this presentation
Created by Randy Robert June 2006
Copyright - Credenda Virtual High School
Subject – V – O - Q•Subjects are usually:• nouns, pronouns or noun phrases. •Subjects answers the questions: Who? or What?
•They tell who or what the sentence is about.•Who?- Men …. or - She …. or - An old man…•What?- Trucks …. or - It …. or - The blue truck…
S – Verb – O - Q
• S V• Sharona runs.• A verb or verb phrase is the action part of the
sentence. • It answers the questions: Does or did what?• It describes the action of the subject. In other
words the subject does or did what?• As described:• The subject does or did what?• The truck rolled.
• In some cases the verb does not show action and is a linking verb.• The subject (is or was) (followed by a completer)
S – V – Object - Q
• The object receives the action of the subject as described by the verb.
• S V O• Tom kissed Mary.• The Object answers the questions: • To Whom? or To What?• The object is usually a noun or noun phrase.• As described:• The subject does or did what to whom or to what.• The dog bit his master.
S – V – O - Qualifier
• The qualifier describes the action described by the verb.
• S V O Q• Martha threw the stone angrily.• The qualifier answers the questions:• When? Where? How? Why?• As described:• The Subject does or did what to whom or what when, where, how or why.• Mary raced her sister to the barn.
S – V – Completer
• The completer is used to show the result, or description of a linking verb or state of being verb on the subject.
• S V C
• Sean was lonely.
• Jay is angry.
SVOQ
Subject – Verb – Object - Qualifier
Susan passed the puck swiftly.
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S V OQ
• Subject – Verb – Qualifier - Object
• Susan passed swiftly the puck.
S OQ V
• Subject – Object - Qualifier –-Verb
• Susan the puck swiftly passed.
S V Q O
• Subject – Verb – Qualifier - Object
• Susan passed swiftly the puck.
S V OQ
• Subject – Verb – Object - Qualifier
• Susan passed the puck swiftly.
S Q V O
• Subject - Qualifier – Verb – Object
• Susan swiftly passed the puck.
S O V Q
• Subject – Object – Verb - Qualifier
• Susan the puck passed swiftly.
S Q O V
• Subject - Qualifier – Object – Verb
• Susan swiftly the puck passed.
O SV Q
• Object – Subject – Verb - Qualifier
• The puck Susan passed swiftly.
O V Q S
• Object - Verb - Qualifier – Subject
• The puck passed swiftly Susan.
OQ SV
• Object - Qualifier – Subject – Verb
• The puck swiftly Susan passed.
O SQ V
• Object - Subject - Qualifier – Verb
• The puck Susan swiftly passed.
OQ V S
• Object - Qualifier – Verb – Subject
• The puck swiftly passed Susan.
O V S Q
• Object – Verb – Subject - Qualifier
• The puck passed Susan swiftly.
V S OQ
• Verb – Subject – Object - Qualifier
• Passed Susan the puck swiftly.
V O Q S
• Verb – Object - Qualifier - Subject
• Passed the puck swiftly Susan.
V Q S O
• Verb - Qualifier – Subject – Object
• Passed swiftly Susan the puck.
V S Q O
• Verb – Subject - Qualifier – Object
• Passed Susan swiftly the puck.
V Q O S
• Verb - Qualifier – Object – Subject
• Passed swiftly the puck Susan.
V O S Q
• Verb – Object - Subject – Qualifier
• Passed the puck Susan swiftly.
Q SV O
• Qualifier - Subject – Verb – Object
• Swiftly Susan passed the puck.
Q S O V
• Qualifier – Subject – Object - Verb
• Swiftly Susan the puck passed.
Q VO S
• Qualifier - Verb – Object - Subject
• Swiftly passed the puck Susan.
QVSO
• Qualifier - Verb – Subject – Object
• Swiftly passed Susan the puck.
QOSV
• Qualifier – Object - Subject – Verb
• Swiftly the puck Susan passed.
QOVS
• Qualifier – Object – Verb - Subject
• Swiftly the puck passed Susan.
S V OQ As you saw a 4 word sentence can make 24
different sentences. You may also have noticed:• Sometimes the meaning changed• Sometimes the sentence was awkward• Sometimes the sentence was hard to understand• Sometimes the sentence sounded like Yoda from Star Wars was talking
S V OQ• Although some of the sentences were not
acceptable, many were. Your ear will tell you if a sentence is correct or not.
• As a writer, you can make your writing more interesting by varying your sentence structure.
• If you can make 24 sentences from just 4 words, IMAGINE, what variety of sentences you can create with 8-10 words.
S V OQ• Don’t be afraid to experiment.
• Writing is a process of exploration.
• Writing – editing – rewriting is a process. Get used to doing it!
• Write about things you know.
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Noun Phrase
• Often the noun is accompanied by other words – articles like (the, a)
• Or with adjectives like (old, lonely)
• These are called noun phrases. Examples are:
( The old man, A sweet puppy, Lonely people)
Lonely people seek friends.
Verb Phrase• Verbs in sentences can stand alone, but sometimes they are verb
phrases. I.e.• were being eaten • kept screaming • A verb phrase usually includes direct and indirect objects or any
adverb, adverb phrases, or adverb clauses which happen to modify it
• The predicate part of the sentence is always a verb phrase. • An example is:
• We will meet at the library. Subject Predicate
Qualifiers• Qualifiers can take many forms:• Adverb Phrases (a prepositional adverb phrase in the example)
• (She bought some spinach when she went to the corner store. )
• adverb – The premier gave a speech here.
• adverb clause – The premier gave a speech where the workers were striking.
Completers (Subject Compliments)
• There is a third kind of verb called a linking verb. The word (or phrase) which follows a linking verb is called not an object, but a subject complement.
• The most common linking verb is "be." Other linking verbs are "become," "seem," "appear," "feel," "grow," "look," "smell," "taste," and "sound," among others.
• Linking verb with subject complement – He was a radiologist before he became a full-time yoga instructor.
• Linking verb with subject complement – Your homemade chili smells delicious.