PLUS 1

WRITING SENTENCES

Compiled by

Do Thanh Nhan
Le Minh Thu

Part 1
Simple English Sentence Patterns
1.

Subject

Intransitive verb (adverb)

is shining.
walked down the street.
runs every morning.

The sun
The children
He

Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete sentences.

Ex: the farmers / in the filed / working / are.
The farmers are working in the field.
1. at 8 / the meeting / will / begin / at.
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2. the wind / gently / blew.
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3. has / arrived / the guest.
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4. sky / in / the / birds / fly.
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5. on March 11 / 2011 / happened / in Japan / the / earthquake.
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2.

Subject
Fishing
The fishermen

Verb
is
are

Subjective Complement
a noisy business
very busy

Ex: good/ are / students / they.

They are good students.
1. is / model / a/ boy / he.
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2. hard / teaching / job/ a/ is.

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3. she / nice / is /a / girl.
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4. river / is / the / large / very.
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5. these / are / cats /lovely.
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3.

Subject
John
You

Verb(transitive)
met
arent running

Direct object
Bill
the factory yet

Ex: are/ potatoes / they / planting.

They are planting potatoes.
1. my / bought / a / father / house/ new.
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2. the / song / sang /a /girls.
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3. she / chatting / is/ friends/ with/ her.
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4. he / bus / the / catches .
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5. those / are / boys /drawing/pictures.
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4.

Subject
We
The worker

Verb
have got to show
showed

Ex: I / book / a / gave/ him.

I gave him a book.

Indirect object
Bill
Laurie

Direct object
our solidarity
their strength

1. my /a / bought / mother/ me / house/ new.

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2. her /wrote / he /a / letter.
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3. Santa Claus / the /toys/many/children/brought.
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4. he / me / sent / postcard/a .
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5. the / discount / waiter /offers/him/a.
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5.

Subject
We
They

Verb
will organize
agree to send

Direct object (to/for)

all things for
a deputation to

Indirect object
Bill
me

Ex: often / books / uncle / my/ to/ sends/ him.

My uncle often sends books to him.
1. my/ for / a/ bought / mother/ me / house/ new.
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2. her / wrote / to/ he/ a/ letter.
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3. Santa Claus /to/ the /toys/many/children/brought.
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6.

Subject
We
All parents

Verb
ask
wish

Ex: required/ he / her / stay/ to/ home.

He required her to stay home.

Object
Eric
their children

Infinitive with to
to sit down
to pass the exam

1. Lan/ told / open/ mouth / her/ doctor / to / the.

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2. advise / hard / study/ teachers/ students/ to.
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3. Santa /to / ask /him /a /sing / song.
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7.

Subject
We
All parents

Verb
saw
hear

Object
Eric
their children

Infinitive without to
sit down
cry

Ex: watch/ him / they / go/ out.

They watch him go out.
1. the/ player / the/ spectators / watch/ ball / kick/ the.
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2. out / we / heard /the /break / gun.
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3. I/ the/ see /play / guitar/ girl/ the.
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8.

Subject
We
All parents

Verb
saw
hear

Object
Eric
their children

Ex: watch/ him /they / go/ out.

They watch him going out.
1. the /player / the / spectators / saw/ ball / kicking/ the.
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2. out /we / heard /the /singing / bird.
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3. I/ the/ see / taking/ guitar/ girl/ the.

Present participle
sitting down
crying outside

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9.

Subject
I
He

Verb

Object
my name
his hair

heard
had

Past participle
called
cut

Ex: had / his / ID / written / paper/ the/ on/ he.

He had his ID written on the paper.
1. they/ their/ clothes/ have/ washed.
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2. had / we / house/ our/ whitewashed.
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3. I / my/ had / roof/ mended.
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10.

Subject
The Vietnamese
They

Verb
call
appointed

Object
him
her

Complement
Uncle Ho
professor of chemistry

Ex: elected/ him / people / Prime Minister.

People elected him Prime Minister.
1. they / me/ consider / monitor.
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2. my / me / friends / monitor/ elected.
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3. Bill / name/ child /we / the.
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11.

Subject
People
He

Verb
came
go

Ex: visitors/ to / came / see / here/ sight / the.

Visitors came here to see the sight.

Adverb Phrase
to the museum
to the door

To V
to visit
to answer the bell

1. they / post office / to/ letter / come/ the/ send/ a.

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2. there / stopped / they / rest/ to.
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3. read / books/ the / the/ library/ pupils/ go/ to/ to.
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12.

Subject
People
He

Verb
find
has

Object
a destination
some homework

To V
to visit
to do

Ex: opens / to / read / Nam/ book/ the.

Nam opened the book to read.
1. the / have/ many/ to / subjects/ learn/ students.
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2. they / different / did/ a/ to/ living/ jobs/ earn.
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3. son / my/ has / much/ to/ work/ do.
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13.

Subject
She
He

Verb
accompanied
got

Object
him
a heavy blow

Ex: her / accompanied/ friends / her/ the/ on/ guitar.

Her friends accompanied her on the guitar.
1. the / wound/ got/ in / leg/ the/ a/ dog.
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2. a / whip/ she/ got/ body/ her/ on.
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3. to / market/ the / the/ the/ master/ follows/ dog.

Adv or Adv phrase

on the piano
on the face

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14.

Subject
She
He

Be
is
was

Adj
glad
happy

To V
to see you
to get the job

Ex: the/ is/ sad / boy/ to/ sit/ alone.

The boy is so sad to sit alone.
1. news/ the/ excited/ get/ was / to/ the/ girl.
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2. the /cake / to/ she/ eat/ is/ angry.
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3. I/ so/ am /eager/ run/ around/ to
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15.

It
It
It

Be
is
was

Adj
dangerous
difficult

To V
to drive at full speed
to get the job

Ex: impossible/ is/ it /catch/ to/ you.

It is impossible to catch you.
1. easy/ batatas/ is/ plant/ it/ to.
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2. it / cakes / is/ possible/ to/ make.
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3. it/ important/ will be / to/ the/ pass/ exam
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16.

It
It
It

Be
is
was

Adj for N
dangerous for him
difficult for me

Ex: impossible/ is/ it /catch/ to/ you/ for me.

It is impossible for me to catch you.

To_V
to drive at full speed
to get the job

1. easy/ farmers/ batatas/ is/ plant/ it/ to/ for.

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2. it / for/ cakes / is/ possible/ to/ make/ him.
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3. it/ important/ for/ will be / to/ the/ pass/ the/ students/ exam.
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17.

Subject
To look for a job
To become a doctor

Be
Complement
is not easy
was
my dream

Ex: to/ become/ famous/ a/ is/ dream/ his/ person.

To become a famous person is his dream.
1. a/ significant/ is/ to/ have/ baby/ thing/ a.
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2. duty/ her / is/ laugh/ to/ make/ him.
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3. hope / is /to/ the/ pass/ the/ students/ exam
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18.

Subject
Her wish
My dream

Be
is
was

Complement (infinitive)
to look for a job
to become a doctor

Ex: to/ become/ famous/ a/ is/ dream/ his/ person.

His dream is to become a famous person.
1. a/ vital /is / to/ have/ baby/ thing/ a.
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2. duty/ her /is/ laugh/ to/ make/ him.
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3. hope / is / to/ the/ pass/ the/ students/ exam.

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19.

Subject
Pride
The news

Make
will make
made

Object
you
her

Adj
stubborn
happy

Ex: sports/ make/ will/ us/ healthy.

Sports will make us healthy.
1. the/ made/ sad/ students/ their/ teachers .
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2. laugh/ we/ make/ him.
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3. her / made / her/ success/ parents/ proud.
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20.

It
It
It

Takes/ took
takes
took

Pro(noun)
you
her

Time phrase
an hour
a month

Ex: it /will take/ a/ year/ us/ graduate/ to.

It will take us a year to graduate.
1. took/ it/ to/ me/ a/ week / finish/ work/ my.
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2. them/ it/ took/ laugh/ a/ to/ minute.
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3. her / takes / to/ success/ have/ it/ year/ a.
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To V
to go
to recover

Part 2
Complex English Sentence Patterns
21.

S1 V1
I think
You told me

that
that
that

S2 V2
he will come back
you were busy

Ex: I/ will/ you/ say/ so/ are/ stupid.

I will say that you are so stupid.
1. hoped/ she/ that/ me/ the/ was / cat/ nice.
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2. them/ he/ told/ he/ that/ a/ made/ mistake.
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3. her / said / that/ boss/ he/ accepted/ her/ idea.
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22.

S1
The doctor
The teacher

Who/whom/which/that/whose N S2 V2
that is taking care of me
whose students are good

V1
is excellent
is Brown

Ex: man/ the/ is/ father/ who/ helping/ my/ Peter.

The man who is helping my father is Peter .
1. which/ factory/ the/ cars/ produces/ is / modern.
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2. hat/ is/ is/ pink/ tall/ the/ whose/ girl.
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3. machine / the / that/ from/ are/ of/ types/ good/ comes.
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23.

Clause 1
We come to our library
He was still sleeping

when
when
when

Ex: I/ will/ you/ tell/ you/ so that/ follow/ can/ me.

Clause 2
we want to borrow some books
he arrived at his house

 I will tell you so that you can follow me.

1. needs/ country/ the/ when/ we/ ready / the/ join/ are/ to/ army.
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2. done/ he/ good/ when/ many/ had/ things/ was/ he/ young.
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3. clever / Lenin / was/ very/ a/ boy/ when/ at/ learned/ he/ school.
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24.

Clause 1
We come to our library
He was still sleeping

So that
So that
So that

Clause 2
We can borrow some books
He wouldnt be tired

Ex: I/will/you/ tell/I/ when/time/free/have.

I will tell you when I have free time.
1. we/ can/ help/ country/ the/ so that/ we/ ready / the/ join/ are/ to/ army.
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2. done/ he/ good/ so that/ many/ had/ things/ could/ he/ occupy/ love/ her.
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3. good/ a / job/ would/ have/ he/ so that/ at/ learned/ he/ school.
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25.

Clause 1
We come to our library
He was still sleeping

because
because
because

Clause 2
We want borrow some books
He was tired

Ex: I/will/you/with/ play/I/ because/time/free/have.

I will play with you because I have free time.
1. failed/ the/ he/ because/ exam/ did/ not/ hard/ work/ he.
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2. because/ walk/ went/ a / for/ we/ was/ it/ nice.
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3. she/ sick/ was/ because/ could/ well/ sleep/ not.

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26.

Clause 1
We want borrow some books
He was tired

so
so
so

Clause 2
We come to our library
He went to sleep

Ex: I/will/you/with/ play/I/ so/time/free/have.

I have free time, so I will play with you.
1. failed/ the/ he/ so/ exam/ did/ not/ hard/ work/ he.
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2. so/ walk/ went/ a / for/ we/ was/ it/ nice.
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3. she/ sick/ was/ so/ could/ well/ sleep/ not.
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27.

Clause 1
We want borrow some books
He was not tired

although
although
although

Clause 2
We really dont need
He worked all day

Ex: I/will/you/with/ play/I/ although/no/time/free/have.

I have no free time, so I will play with you.
1. fail/ the/ he/ although/ exam/ did/ not/ did/ not hard/ work/he.
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2. although / walk/ go/ did/ not/ a / or/ we/ was/ it/ nice.
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3. she/ sick/ was/ although/ could/ well/ sleep.
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