Universidad de Costa Rica

Sede de Occidente
IO5230 Comunicación Escrita IV
M.A. Yajaira Ocampo Monestel
SENTENCE PATTERNS (6, 7, 8, 9, and 10)

INTRANSITIVE VERBS TRANSITIVE VERBS DITRANSITIVE VERBS

Sentence pattern 6 Sentence patterns 7, 9, and 10 Sentence pattern 8

Subject + IV + (adverbial: optional) 7: Subject + TV + DO Subject + verb+ IO + DO

9: Subject + TV + DO + (predicate adjective) OR
10: Subject + TV + DO + (predicate noun) Subject + verb+ DO + preposition + IO

I run. 7: She eats fish. They studied English. I bought Daniel a new bike.
We cried. 9: The jury found the man guilty. They considered We showed them the room.
It will rain. the soup delicious. We will prefer the tea cold. He told me the truth.
They come soon. 10: I consider my boss a loyal person. We made Chris brought her an umbrella.
She eats fast. the woman a model. I´ll buy you a flight ticket.
He speaks fluently.
OR

I bought a new bike for Daniel.

We showed the room to them.
He told the truth to me.
Chris brought an umbrella for her.
I´ll buy a flight ticket for you.