SENTENCE PATTERNS BEED 1D

BSED-ENG 1C
(ENG 1- COMMUNICATION ARTS) BSHM 1H
 SENTENCE PATTERNS
1) Subject + Intransitive Verb (S + IV)
2) Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object
(S + TV + DO)
3) Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object +
Direct Object
(S + TV + IO + DO)
4) Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object +
Object Complement (S + TV + DO + OC)
5) Subject + Linking Verb + Complement
(S + LV + C)
GLOSSARY OF SENTENCE PATTERNS
 SUBJECT- what or whom the sentence is about (either a noun
or a pronoun
 INTRANSITIVE VERB- an action verb that never has a direct or
indirect object
 TRANSITIVE VERB- an action verb that always has a noun that
receives its action
 DIRECT OBJECT- receives the action of a transitive verb
(answers the question what?)
 INDIRECT OBJECT- the object to whom or for whom the action
that was done.
 OBJECT COMPLEMENT- always follows the direct object and
either renames or describes the direct object
 SUBJECT COMPLEMENT- a noun or pronoun that follows a
functioning linking verb
 1) S + IV
EXAMPLES:

After the night-out, the college students celebrated in

the drinking bar.

Lance grooves on the slippery dancefloor.

The telephone rings loudly.

 2) S + TV + DO
EXAMPLES:

Annie allocates a budget on miscellaneous expenses.

The talented creative staff earns her first promotion.

The young girl pushes a wheelbarrow of hay along the way.

 3) S + TV + IO + DO
EXAMPLES:

I wrote my Canadian boyfriend a lyrical poem.

James sent Clay a box of macaroons last week.

Clay taught her niece a new nature poem.

 4) S + TV + DO + OC
EXAMPLES:

Askin selected Chan creative assistant for the said project.

The president named the newfound puppy Baxter.

Caitlin painted the two-year old duplex cyan.

 5) S + LV + C
EXAMPLES:

The French fries on the table appear stale.

Jensen Ackles is the newly elected council president.

The casserole on the wooden table appears delectable.

 DRILLS AND EXERCISES
INSTRUCTIONS: IDENTIFY THE SENTENCE PATTERN EXEMPLIFIED
IN EACH SENTENCE, AND SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY ITS
COMPONENTS
 SENTENCE NO. 1

Marco stole the ever envied diamond

necklaced for his tuition fee payment.
 SENTENCE NO. 2

Dmitri ran along the corridor to catch up

to his Communication Arts class.
 SENTENCE NO. 3

The leftover sandwich smells awfully

spoiled.
 SENTENCE NO. 4

Minnie offers Jackson a freelance job in

the midst of this health crisis.
 SENTENCE NO. 5

Carol nominates the current secretary-

general operational director in their non-
government organization.
 SENTENCE NO. 6

The young prodigy composed a symphony

for the international competition he
signed up for.
 SENTENCE NO. 7

Mr. Suyat gave the souped-up minivan a

decent repair right after the accident.
REFERENCES
Peck, F. (n. d.). The Parts of A Sentence. University of Ottawa-
The Writing Centre. Retrieved from https://
arts.uottawa.ca/writingcentre/en/hypergrammar/the-parts-of-t
he-sentence

The Writing Centre (n. d). Types of Verbs. Utah Valley University.
Retrieved from https://
www.uvu.edu/writingcenter/docs/handouts/grammar/typesofve
rbs.pdf

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