SUBJECT Noun/Pronoun Verb

PREDICATE

Michelle They
Noun/Pronoun

swims. are laughing.

Verb Noun/Pronoun

Their teacher Rea

Noun/Pronoun

is holding is eating
Verb

a book. ice cream.

Adjective

Mary He
Noun/Pronoun

Is Is
Verb

smart quite tall.

Prepositional Phrase

Jun The dog

Noun/Pronoun

studied waited
Verb

for the Math test. for its owner yesterday.

Adverb

Kim We

swims are walking

daily slowly

Pattern 1 Subject David Verb sings

The dog barked Susan yawned

Pattern 2 direct object- A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. Subject David Verb sings Direct Object ballads

The professor wants to retire The jury found the defendant guilty

Pattern 3 indirect objectA noun or pronoun that usually precedes the direct object and identifies to what or whom or for what or whom the direct object is intended. Subject The old man My uncle The detectives Verb Indirect Object gave sent the children me Direct Object some money a present lots of questions

asked Amy

Pattern 4
(Adjunct) [1] [2] [3] Usually Unfortunately At the start of the trial Subject David the professor the judge Verb sings wants showed the jury to retire the photographs Indirect Object Direct Object (Adjunct) in the bath this year in a private chamber

Pattern 5 subject complement- A word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject.
Subject [1] [2] [3] Dr. Smith The performer The city streets is seemed appeared Verb

Subject Complement our writing instructor. nervous.

abandoned.

Pattern 6 object complement- A word or group of words that renames or describes a direct object.

Subject [1] [2] [3] His sister The local residents Most countries

Verb called called make

Direct Object him the travelers

their flags

Object Complement brilliant. intruders.

both decorative and symbolic.

Identify the sentence pattern.

A. 1. During the war, many people lost their homes. 2. Many people lost their homes during the war. 3. Many people lost their homes. 4. Many are lost. 5. Many people built their children a home after the war.

B. 1. When he was 12, David moved to London. 2. David moved to London when he was 12. 3. David moved. 4. David moved gracefully. 5. David travelled the cities both London and France.