SENTENCE PATTERNS

PREPARED BY: GROUP TWO

GROUP MEMBERS:

Desiree Tungol
Kathrine Pechardo
Napfisa Maca-ager

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PARTS OF A SENTENCE

SUBJECT Doer of the action

VERB Can either be linking, transitive, or intransitive
LINKING VERB Links the subject to a complement
TRANSITIVE VERB Needs a direct object
INTRANSITIVE VERB Does not need a direct object
OBJECT Can either be direct or indirect
DIRECT OBJECT Receiver of the action; answers the question what?
INDIRECT OBJECT Recipient of the direct object; answers the question to whom? or
to what?

COMPLEMENTS Adds information about a subject or an object

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT Complements the subject
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OBJECT COMPLEMET Complements the object
SENTENCE PATTERNS

1) Subject + Intransitive verb ( S IV)

Examples:

Elizabeth swims.

Dolphins Leap.

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2) Subject + Linking verb +
Complement
(S LV - C)

Examples:

The sea is beautiful.

You seem worried.

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3) Subject + Transitive verb +
Direct Object
(S TV - DO)

Examples:

John hated lima beans.

Books convey ideas.

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4) Subject + Transitive verb +
Indirect object +
Direct object (S TV IO - DO)

Examples:

The writer sold his publisher a three-

part story.

Gian made himself coffee.

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5) Subject + Transitive verb +
Direct object + Object
complement (S TV DO - OC)

Examples:

Samantha called her sister a

baby.

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