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SENTENCE PATTERN NOTES- (Keep in Grammar section)
We will study 5 sentence patterns. You will eventually need to
tell me the 5 patterns,identify sentence patterns in sentences that
I give you, and write sentences using the
pattern that I give you.
1. S VThis pattern has the subject of the sentence first
followed by the verb. The verbwill either be an action verb or a
being verb (see definitions # 12 and 13)Example sentences:
S VThe dog ran away.
S VThe piano played automatically.
S VThe garden was in the sunshine.
2. S V DOThis pattern has the subject first, followed by an
ACTION verb. The action verbis followed by a noun or a pronoun that
receives the action of the verb. This nounor pronoun is called the
DIRECT OBJECT (DO).To locate the DO: Find the verb
Ask: Is it an action verb?If yes, say the verb and then ask whom
or whatThe noun or pronoun that answers that question is the DO
Example sentences:S V DO
I saw fifteen puppies in the store. Saw what? Saw puppies.S V
DOSam played chess in the room with the candles. Played what?
Played chess.
S V DOThe wolf showed his fangs in the moonlight. Showed what?
Showed fangs.
3. S V IO DOThis pattern also has the subject first followed by
an ACTION verb. It also has aDO. Between the V and the DO, you can
sometimes find a noun or pronoun thatanswers the question to whom,
for whom, to what, or for what after theverb. This answer is called
the Indirect Object (IO). You must first find the S Vand DO then
look between the V and the DO to find the IO.Example sentences:S V
IO DOI gave Jerry the guitar. Gave what? Gave guitar.(DO) To whom?
To Jerry. (IO)
S V IO DOSam asked the Magic 8 Ball a question. Asked what?
Asked question. Towhat? To the M8B.
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4. S LV PNThis pattern must have a LINKING verb in the sentence.
The job of this verb isto LINK the subject to a word after the verb
that renames the subject. This wordis called a PREDICATE NOUN (PN).
In this type of sentence, the S and the PNare the same thing or the
same person.
Example sentences:S LV PNMrs. Woods is a teacher. (Mrs. Woods
and teacher are the same person in thissentence).
S LV PNThe director of the movie was Ron Howard. (director and
Ron Howard are thesame).
S LV PNRoses are the most fragrant flowers. (roses are
flowers).
5. S LV PA
This pattern is like the S LV PN except that the word after the
LV describes thesubject. (It is an adjective). We call it the
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE (PA). Inthis type of sentence the PA describes
the S.Example sentences:
S LV PAMrs. Woods is strange. (Strange describes Mrs. Woods)
S LV PAThe diary was secretive. (Secretive describes the
diary)
S LV PAHunnys eyes are freaky.
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LEARN the LINKING VERBS!!!!!!!Study definitions 12-16, 22 and 23
for additional notes and explanations.ALSO: DOs and IOs are not
required to be in sentences.
You can never have an IO without a DO.You can have a DO without
an IO.
AND: If an action verb has a DO, we say that the verb is
TRANSITIVE.If there is no action verb or the action verb doesnt
have a DO, we say that
the verb is INTRANSITIVE.
