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 Basic English Sentence Patterns

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 Sandie Barrie-Blackley
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September 30, 2011 06:50

Sentence relationships define the functions of the 8 parts of speech: nouns, verbs (including
auxiliary verbs), adjectives, adverbs, articles, conjunctions, pronouns, and prepositions).

Prerequisite knowledge: What is a noun? What is a verb? What is a sentence?

There are six basic or simple sentence patterns:

1. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb

2. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Direct Object
3. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Adverb
4. Subject/Predicate, Linking Verb/Predicate Nominative
5. Subject/Predicate, Linking Verb/Predicate Adjective
6. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Indirect Object/Direct Object

Examples of the six basis sentence types:

1. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb

The class studied.

The students and the teacher read.
The students sat and read.
The students and the teacher sat and read.

2. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Direct Object

The class took a test.

The class took a test and a quiz.

3. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Adverb

The class worked carefully.

The students sit here.
The class worked like a team.
Before school, in the gym, the class worked like a team.
In the gym, the class worked like a team before school.
Like a team, the class worked before school in the gym.

4. Subject/Predicate, Linking Verb/Predicate Nominative

The teacher is Mr. Soto.

The teachers are Mr. Soto and Ms. Lin

5. Subject/Predicate, Linking Verb/Predicate Adjective

The teacher is kind.

Ms. Kin is kind and helpful.

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6. Subject/Predicate, Action Verb/Indirect Object/Direct Object

The teacher gave the class a test.

Mr. Soto gave Kim and John a test.

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