BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS

A. Identify the sentence patterns in the following sentences.

1. Students from 45 colleges and universities today agreed to form a national organization devoted to fighting student apathy. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

2. The students said their immediate objective is to increase student turnout in elections. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

3. Students don't vote. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

4. That was the message the group told delegates to take home. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
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5. Most of the delegates to the weekend conference appeared enthusiastic about the prospect of increasing student activism. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

6. Stewart Haines of Mallory College told the 150 delegates, "Your task is just beginning." A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

7. Studies have shown that college students lack civic concerns. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

8. The result, said Haines, is the growing power of special-interest groups and lobbyists. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

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9. The delegates also want to stimulate interest in public-service careers. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

10. Few students seem interested in teaching or government service. A) B) C) D) S/V-subject-verb S/V/SC-subject-verb-subject complement S/V/O-subject-verb-object S/V/IO/DO-subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

B. Choose the sentence pattern for the following sentence:

11) The restaurant served 3 kinds of barbeque.

A. Subject + verb B. Subject + verb + direct object C. Subject + linking verb + complement

12)

Choose the sentence pattern for the following sentence: The family hikes the Appalchian Trail every year.

A. s + v + do B. s + v + io + do C. s + lv + c

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13) My mother gave me new shoes.

A. s + v + do B. s + v + io + do C. s + lv + c

14)

The people elected the young candidate governor.

A. s + v B. s + lv + c C. s + v + do + oc 15) Maryanne is one of the sisters in Sense and Sensibility.

A. s + v + do B. s + v + io + do C. s + lv + c 16) That boy never gave me the time of day.

A. s + lv + c B. s + v + io + do C. s + v + io + do + oc

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17) Jane Austen wrote six full novels.

A. s + v + do B. s + v + io + do C. s + lv + c

18)

Many consider Jane Austen England's greatest novelist.

A. s + v + do B. s+ v + do + oc C. s + v + io + do

19) Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's most famous novel.

A. s + lv + c B. s + v + do C. s + v + io + do

20)

Elizabeth I ruled England until 1603.

A. s + v + do B. s + lv + c C. s + v + io + do

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