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NAME : T. VIJAYALAKSHMI
COURSE: B.ED.,
BATCH : 2009 - 2010
MAJOR : ENGLISH
TOPIC : “SENTENCE
PATTERN”
VILLUPURAM
1.What is a Sentence?A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense.
A sentence consists of S + V + O
Eg: Ram eats fruits
Children - SUBJECT
Play - VERB
Sentence is divided into two basic elements
1.Subject 2.Predicate
S Predicate
• Reetu / is sitting in the park.
Subject Predicate
2. They / are purchasing fruits.
There are 5 types of clause elements.
1. SUBJECT - S
2. VERB - V
3. OBJECT -
4. COMPLEMENT - C
5. ADJUNCT OR ADVERBS - A
DO
IO
SUBJECT:-
Definition:-
Subject is the thing or person talked about in a sentence.
Eg:-
ROHITH CHILDREN INDIA
Verb – (V)
Definition:-
Verb is a word or phrase expressing sentence, action or occurrence.
V
Eg:- They have been painting the house.
Complement – C
It is a word or phrase that completes the
meaning of a sentence. Usually it follows ‘be’
form verbs.
(is/am/are/was/were) or become.
Eg:-
The police became a minister
Police Minister
Object – O
It is a word towards which the action of a verb is directed.
It is divided into 2 types
Direct Object - DO
Indirect - IO
Direct Object:-
It answers to the question - What?
Indirect Object - IO
It answers to the question - to whom?
Object – ODefinition:-
It is a word towards which the action of a verb is directed.
Eg:-
BOOKS KITE INKBOTTLE
IO & DO1. The phrase which answers the question What-? Is called Direct
Object – (DO)
Eg:- I told them a story
1. (What ? – a story – DO)
2. She gave me a book
(What ? – a book – DO)
Adjunct - A
Definition:-
The adjunct is an addition to a sentence. Its addition or
removal does not affect the sense greatly. It provides answers to
the questions
How?
Where?
When?
Why?
Adjunct – Examples.
1. He walks slowly
(How ? Slowly)
2. He went to Calcutta.
(Where ? – Calcutta)
3. My father came yesterday.
(When ? – Yesterday)
4. The team sat in the hotel to eat.
(Why – to eat)
S + V S V
1. She smiled
2. The boys / ran
SENTENCE PATTERNS
S V O
1. We played tennis.
S V O
2. They repaired the road.
SVCS V C
We are hungry
S V C
Some of his friends are rich
S V IO DO
1. She gave him a watch.
S V IO DO
2. The postman brought the letter for me.
SVIODO
SVCAS V C A
Veena became rich suddenly
S V C A
My mother fell ill unexpectedly.
A S V
1. Slowly the engine moved.
A S V
2. Yesterday the house burnt.
ASV
SVAAS V A A
1. We laughed heartily at the joke.
S V A A
2. Grandma was laughing loudly yesterday.
SVAS V A
1. She spoke angrily.
S V A
2. Ramesh walked fast
THANK YOU
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