Sentence Patterns

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Sentence Patterns

English for Language Teachers


Sentence Patterns

Are they sentences?

• I like English.• I am an IT manager. • A young businessman• Students in this classroom • My computer hanged. • This program is good. • A floppy disk on the big table in the lab


Sentence Patterns

What is Sentence?

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.

The subject is what or whom the sentence is about,

The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

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A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with averb.

subject verb

My friend works for a computer company.

• The action of this sentence is expressed by the verb – works.

• The noun friend is doing the action of working.

• Therefore, friend is the subject of the sentence.

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A predicate is the rest of the sentence coming after the subject.

subject predicate

My friend works for a computer company.

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Sometimes the predicate will be composed of 2 or 3 verbs that fit together.

subject predicate

My friend works

subject predicate

My friend is working

subject predicate

My friend has been working

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Sentence Patterns

Simple Sentence Pattern 1: Subject + Verb

Subject Verb Adverbial

Most computer has crashed.

The transmission failed an hour ago.

LAN links in the same building.


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Pattern 2: Subject + Verb+ Direct Object

Subject Verb Direct Object Adverbial

We are developing a new program.

Joe bought a new computer from the store.

Bill Gates founded Microsoft on the basis of the development of MS/DOS.

Simple Sentence


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Pattern 3: Subject + Linking Verb+ Subject Complement

Subject Verb Subj Complement Adverbial

Computer systems are getting more intelligent (adj.) these days.

Multimedia software is interactive. (adj.)

PCs have become commodity items (n.)

Supercomputers are high –capacity computers (adj.)

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Pattern 4: Subject + Verb+ Indirect Obj + Direct Obj

Subject Verb Indirect Obj Direct Obj Adverbial

You should send me the file by tomorrow.

I emailed them the documents.

They bought their company a new anti- virus program.

Simple Sentence


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Writing Sentences Practice

• She bought/ordered a product online.

• She is calling the credit card call center.


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• He is giving a presentation.

• He described the budget to the audience.


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• She is bored.

• She is feeling disappointed.


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• They are having a meeting via video

conference.


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• They are working together.

• They are satisfied with the results.


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• A boy is playing games.

• Games can develop a child’s brain


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• She is using an ATM.


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• They are celebrating.• They are celebrating by tossing caps.• They are celebrating their graduation.

• Graduates are throwing caps in the air.


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• She is entering her password.

• She has authorized access.


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• They are printing some pictures.


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A compound sentence contains 2 simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, so, for, or) with a comma preceding it.

simple 1 simple 2

IBM sold a lot of computers last year. It made a healthy profit.

simple1 + conjunction + simple 2 = compound

IBM sold a lot of computers last year, so it made a healthy profit.

Simple 1 Simple 2

Compound Sentence


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Coordinating conjunctions

Examples

And shows addition Imagesetters produce very high-solution

output, and they are extremely fast.

But shows opposition Dot matrix printers can print up to 500

characters per second, but they produce

low resolution output.

Compound Sentence


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Examples

So shows a result The computer crashed, so I lost all of my

work.

For shows a reason: Good programmers usually test their

programs many times, for they don’t want to

overlook any errors.

Compound Sentence


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Compound Sentence


Examples

Or shows an alternative

or choice:

Computer programmers write programs for

users, or end users purchase and use

computer software.


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Combining Sentences

Computers have taken a dominant role in our society.

Most new jobs require access to computers and the Internet.

Computers have taken a dominant role in our society, and most new jobs require access to computers and the Internet.


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Combining Sentences

Flat screen monitors require less space.

They eliminate screen flicker.

Flat screen monitors require less space, and they eliminate screen flicker.


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Combining Sentences

We use units such as KB, MB, and GB.

We want to avoid astronomical figures and sums in the calculation of bytes.

We use units such as KB, MB, and GB, for we want to avoid astronomical figures and sums in the calculation of bytes.


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Combining Sentences

Bluetooth can transfer data and voice very fast.

It uses high frequency radio waves.

Bluetooth can transfer data and voice very fast, for it uses high frequency radio waves.


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Combining Sentences

Most users have their own favorite online service.

This can prevent them from seeing the advantages of others.

Most users have their own favorite online service, but this can prevent them from seeing the advantages of others


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Combining Sentences

A RAM cache may speed up our work.

We need a lot of memory or a special cache card.

A RAM cache may speed up our work , but we need a lot of memory or a special cache card.


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Combining Sentences

You must not download computer programs illegally.

You will have committed to a computer crime.

You must not download computer programs illegally, or you will have committed to a computer crime.


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Combining Sentences

Some computers have smart card readers.

You can buy things on the Web easily and safely with digital cash.

Some computers have smart card readers , so you can buy things on the Web easily and safely with digital cash.

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Combining Sentences

Speech will become a major component of user interface.

Applications will be completely redesigned to incorporate speech input.

Speech will become a major component of user interface, so applications will be completely redesigned to incorporate speech input.

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Combining Sentences

The scanner doesn’t find a match for your fingerprint.

The keyboard remains locked.

The scanner doesn’t find a match for your fingerprint, so the keyboard remains locked.


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subject predicate subject

simple sentences

computer company

noun friend

transmission lan verb

new computer microsoft

new program