Sentence Structures and Sentence Pattern
Sentence Structures and Sentence Pattern
Sentence Structures and Sentence Pattern
S – V – DO
EXAMPLE
THE MOUSE ATE THE CHEESE
THE CAT ATE THE MOUSE
THE OWL ATE THE CAT
EMMAN SHOT THE OWL
INDIRECT OBJECT
THE INDIRECT OBJECT IS THE PERSON OR
THING WHICH IS EITHER HELPED OR HARMED BY
THE ACTION OF THE VERB.
TO FIND AN INDIRECT OBJECT, ASK TO OR FOR
WHOM THE ACTION IS DONE.
EXAMPLE – JEROME MADE HER MOTHER A GIFT
MOTHER IS THE INDIRECT OBJECT
SUBJECT -VERB INDIRECT OBJECT –
DIRECT OBJECT
S – V – IO – DO PATTERN
EXAMPLE
THE MOTHER MADE THE CHILD DINNER
THE CHILD GAVE HER MOTHER A HUG
THE TEACHER TOLD THE STUDENT THE
ANSWER
THE CARPENTER BUILT THE CUSTOMER A DESK
OBJECT COMPLEMENT
S – V – DO – OC PATTERN
EXAMPLE
WE NAMED THE CHILD JOVEN
THE CLASS ELECTED THE GIRL TREASURER
THE COMMITTEE CALLED THE FESTIVAL FALL
FEST
DONNA THOUGHT THE ASSIGNMENT AHLLIA
LINKING VERB PATTERNS
( A.K.A SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
S – LV – PN PATTERN
EXAMPLE
THE NURSE IS A PROFESSIONAL
HER MOTHER IS LAWYER
THE STUDENT IS AN ACHIEVER
HARRIOT IS A JOCKER
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE COMES AFTER A LINKING
VERB IS AN ADJCTIVE ( MODIFIES A NOUN OR
PRONOUN ) DESCRIBES THE SUBJECT.
S – LV – PA PATTERN
EXAMPLE
LATIN IS VALUABLE
THE BUS WAS BLUE
THE TABLE WAS EMPTY
SHIRLEY IS SWEET
RECAP OF COMPLEMENTS
SUBJECT COMPLEMENT, OBJECT
COMPLEMENT