7 Basic Sentence Patterns

7 Basic Sentence Patterns

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7 Basic Sentence Patterns
Subject-Verb (S-V)
Subject-Linking Verb-Noun
Subject-Verb-Object 
(S-V-O)
1) S-V 2) S-V-O
3) S-LV-N 4) S-LV-Adj
5) S-V-IO-O 6) S-V-O-OC
7) S-V-O-Adj
Conclusion
is here
Examples: Tim IS A secretary.
My relatives ARE obnoxious.
My friend HAS BEEN a jerk.
In this sentence pattern, the verb carries the action over from the subject
and across to the receiver. 
The smallest complete statement, or sentence.
S-V = Subject-Verb
Subject
Noun or pronoun which is 
what the sentence is about
e.g. The DOG barks.
SHE walks.
Verb
Word that indicates action and functions as the predicate of a sentence
e.g. The dog BARKS.
She WALKS.
Predicate
The part of a sentence containing a verb and that says something about the
subject.
Most sentences require 
COMPLETORS, or words after the verb, 
to make a complete statement. 
This is not the case for S-V sentences. 
Try out these examples:

Since S-V sentences don't require 

COMPLETORS, verbs in these sentences 
are called INTRANSITIVE.
INTRANSITIVE VERBS stand alone; they 
do not contain other words in the predicate. 
In other words, they stop after the verb with nowhere else to go. They are
not in transit.
Aliens ______.

_____ explode.
We call this kind of verb a TRANSITIVE VERB.
Transitive verbs act as the middle man 
between subject and object.
Object
Let's say Bobby kicks a ball.
"Bobby" is the noun, or subject.
"Kicks" is the verb, or what Bobby does.
"The ball" is the OBJECT involved 
in the action. 

An OBJECT is the 
part of the predicate that is
affected by the subject's action.
Example of S-V-O:
Cave people ate rocks.
You try it:

Boys like ____.

Girls hate ____.
Linking verb
A being verb that links 
a subject to a predicate.
A sentence in which a subject is renamed by a linking--or being--verb. 
Usually (but not always), linking verbs come in the form of be:
is, are, am, was, were, has been...and so on
Subject-Linking 
Verb-Adjective 
(S-LV-A)
Adjective
A word that 
describes 
a noun
A sentence in which the 
adjective renames a 
subject via a being verb
This pattern relies on the 5 senses.
This way to examples
The soup tastes ____.
Her eyes were ____.
Subj.-Verb-Indirect Object
-Object (S-V-IO-O)
This pattern often involves
verbs like: give, bring, tend, teach, lend, sell.
Indirect object
Usually a person or living thing, 
an INDIRECT OBJECT provides specificity,
or a destination, for the DIRECT OBJECT
Example:
We gave the waiter a tip.

We gave A TIP (D.O.)

The WAITER (I.O.) is who we gave the tip.

Subject-Verb-Object-Object Complement (S-V-O-OC)
Object Complement
A word or group of words following a verb that refers to the direct object
Examples:
Matthew (subject) called (verb) his teacher (direct object) a ____(object
complement).
Emma (subject) 
made (verb) her friend (direct object) a ____ (Obj. Complement).
In this sentence pattern, 
a noun (object complement)
is used to rename a direct object.
Subject-Verb-Object-
Adjective (S-V-O-Adj)
In this sentence pattern, an
adjective renames a direct obj.
Examples: 
Jerry called his classmate lazy.

My words made the stranger 

nervous.

The natives considered bribery 

acceptable.