SENTENCE PATTERNSSENTENCE PATTERNS

STRIPESSTRIPES

L. NABULSIL. NABULSI

Six Sentence PatternsSix Sentence Patterns

S- V Subject –VerbS- V Subject –Verb S-V-O Subject – Verb – ObjectS-V-O Subject – Verb – Object S-V-I-O Subject–Verb–Indirect Object-ObjectS-V-I-O Subject–Verb–Indirect Object-Object S-V-O-C Subject-Verb-Object –ComplementS-V-O-C Subject-Verb-Object –Complement S-V-N Subject– Verb – Noun (Predicate S-V-N Subject– Verb – Noun (Predicate

noun)noun) S-V-A Subject-Verb-Adjective (Predicate S-V-A Subject-Verb-Adjective (Predicate

adjective)adjective)

S- V Subject –VerbS- V Subject –Verb

HeHe believesbelieves.. HeHe believesbelieves inin himself.himself. TomTom is goingis going.. IfIf TomTom will studywill study, , he he will passwill pass..

S-V-O S-V-O Subject – Verb – ObjectSubject – Verb – Object

The The boyboy hithit thethe ball.ball. TheThe dogdog jumpedjumped thethe fencefence TheThe halfbackhalfback scoredscored aa touchdowntouchdown..

S-V-I-O S-V-I-O Subject–Verb–Indirect Object-Subject–Verb–Indirect Object-

ObjectObject S VS V IO DOIO DO TheThe team team gavegave thethe coachcoach flowersflowers.. S V IO DOS V IO DO TheThe coachcoach presented presented thethe teamteam trophiestrophies.. S V IO DOS V IO DO II gavegave mommom a a watch watch forfor Christmas.Christmas. Doer – subjectDoer – subject Action – verb (Must be an action verb)Action – verb (Must be an action verb) Receiver of the action – Direct objectReceiver of the action – Direct object Receiver of the direct object – Indirect objectReceiver of the direct object – Indirect object

S-V-O-C S-V-O-C Subject-Verb-Object –ComplementSubject-Verb-Object –Complement

S V DO CS V DO C JacobJacob paintedpainted hishis roomroom yyeelllloow.w. Subject – doerSubject – doer Verb – actionVerb – action Direct object – receiver of actionDirect object – receiver of action Complement – completes actionComplement – completes action Ask: What is the action? Ask: What is the action? PaintedPainted Who did the action? Who did the action? JacobJacob Jacob painted what? Jacob painted what? Room Room

Jacob painted room what? Jacob painted room what? Y Yeelllloow w YYeelllloow w is anis an adjective adjective functioning as a functioning as a noun.noun.

S-V-N S-V-N Subject– Verb – NounSubject– Verb – Noun

(Predicate noun) (Predicate noun) S VS V(LINKING(LINKING) PN) PN George BushGeorge Bush isis President.President. TheThe verb verb has to be ahas to be a linking verblinking verb S S V PNS S V PN McCain McCain andand Obama Obama are are candidates.candidates. This sentence has a compound (more than one) This sentence has a compound (more than one)

subject with the linking verb of being, subject with the linking verb of being, are.are. TheThe subject subject equals theequals the predicate nounpredicate noun. .

S-V-A S-V-A Subject-Verb-Adjective Subject-Verb-Adjective

(Predicate adjective)(Predicate adjective) S V AS V A CarolCarol is is beautifulbeautiful. (Not beautiful Carol, but refers to Carol). (Not beautiful Carol, but refers to Carol) S V AS V A JasonJason isis intelligentintelligent.. S S V AS S V A SueSue andand MartMart areare athleticathletic.. S V A S V A ThatThat cakecake smellssmells good. good. (Sensory verbs needs an adjective, not an adverb. That cake smells (Sensory verbs needs an adjective, not an adverb. That cake smells

well-nah)) well-nah))

S V AS V A I I feel feel badbad aboutabout thethe accident.accident.

PARTS OF A SENTENCEPARTS OF A SENTENCE

SIMPLE SUBJECT – NOUN OR PRONOUN SIMPLE SUBJECT – NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT TELLS THE WHAT OF THE THAT TELLS THE WHAT OF THE SENTENCESENTENCE

SIMPLE PREDICATE – THE VERB GIVES SIMPLE PREDICATE – THE VERB GIVES THE ACTION OR LINKS WORDSTHE ACTION OR LINKS WORDS

COMPLEMENT – A NOUN OR COMPLEMENT – A NOUN OR ADJECTIVE THAT COMPLETES THE ADJECTIVE THAT COMPLETES THE SUBJECT AND THE VERBSUBJECT AND THE VERB

SIMPLE SUBJECTSIMPLE SUBJECTJUST THE NOUN OR THE PRONOUNJUST THE NOUN OR THE PRONOUN CARCAR PLANTPLANT HEHE BIKESBIKES THOMASTHOMAS KERIKERI THESE WORDS TELL THE WHAT IN A THESE WORDS TELL THE WHAT IN A

SENTENCESENTENCE

COMPLETE SUBJECTCOMPLETE SUBJECT

THE COMPLETE SUBJECT INCLUDES THE COMPLETE SUBJECT INCLUDES THE SIMPLE SUBJECT – GIRLSTHE SIMPLE SUBJECT – GIRLS

PLUSPLUS THE MODIFIERS OF THE SUBJECTTHE MODIFIERS OF THE SUBJECT

SINGLE WORD ADJECTIVES -SINGLE WORD ADJECTIVES -TWOTWO ADJECTIVE PHRASES-ADJECTIVE PHRASES-OF THE SIXTH OF THE SIXTH

GRADERSGRADERS APPOSITIVES-APPOSITIVES-TALL AND WANTING TO PLAY TALL AND WANTING TO PLAY

BALLBALL

COMPLETE SUBJECTCOMPLETE SUBJECT Modifiers + simple subjectModifiers + simple subject THE RED SLEEK THE RED SLEEK CARCAR THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANTPLANT HE HE WITH THE GENTLE SMILEWITH THE GENTLE SMILE SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAINSIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKESBIKES THOMASTHOMAS KARI,KARI, SHORT AND SPUNKY, SHORT AND SPUNKY, WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE

ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT HAVE MODIFIERS?HAVE MODIFIERS?

ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES FUNCTION AS MODIFIERS ADJECTIVES FUNCTION AS MODIFIERS OF NOUNS AND PRONOUNSOF NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

WHICH ONEWHICH ONE WHAT KINDWHAT KIND HOW MANYHOW MANY WHOSEWHOSE COLORCOLOR

PREDICATE VERBPREDICATE VERBSIMPLE VERBSIMPLE VERB

SPEEDSSPEEDS GROWSGROWS SEESSEES SELLSELL WALKEDWALKED DANCESDANCES

COMPLETE PREDICATECOMPLETE PREDICATE

THE COMPLETE PREDICATE IS THE THE COMPLETE PREDICATE IS THE VERB PLUS THE ADVERBIAL VERB PLUS THE ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS and INDIRECT AND DIECT MODIFIERS and INDIRECT AND DIECT OBJECTS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTSOBJECTS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTS

WHENWHEN WHEREWHERE HOWHOW WHYWHY TO WHAT EXTENTTO WHAT EXTENT

COMPLETE PREDICATECOMPLETE PREDICATE

Verb + modifiersVerb + modifiers SPEEDS SPEEDS AROUND THE CURVE (where)AROUND THE CURVE (where) GROWS GROWS VERY SLOWLY (how)VERY SLOWLY (how) SEES SEES WITH HIS HEART (how)WITH HIS HEART (how) SOLD SOLD FOR $200 EACH ON FRIDAY. (How much FOR $200 EACH ON FRIDAY. (How much

and when)and when) WALKS WALKS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY HIMSELF TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY HIMSELF

(where and how)(where and how) DANCES DANCES WITH GREAT ENERGY EVERY NIGHT WITH GREAT ENERGY EVERY NIGHT

(how and when)(how and when)

TYPES OF VERBSTYPES OF VERBS ACTION VERBSACTION VERBS

OFTEN TRANSFER THE ACTION FROM THE SUBJECT TO THE OFTEN TRANSFER THE ACTION FROM THE SUBJECT TO THE DIRECT OBJECTDIRECT OBJECT

Tobi hit the ball. SVOTobi hit the ball. SVO Tobi had sat on the bench for a long time. SVTobi had sat on the bench for a long time. SV Tobi threw Carver a curve ball. SVIOTobi threw Carver a curve ball. SVIO Tobi painted the town red to celebrate. SVOCTobi painted the town red to celebrate. SVOC

LINKING VERBSLINKING VERBS Links one noun to either another equal noun or an adjective that goes back to Links one noun to either another equal noun or an adjective that goes back to

modify the subject noun.modify the subject noun. VERBS OF BEING – am, is, are,was, were, be, being, beenVERBS OF BEING – am, is, are,was, were, be, being, been LINKING SENSORY VERBS – smells, looks, feels, sounds, tastes, LINKING SENSORY VERBS – smells, looks, feels, sounds, tastes, GENERAL LINKING VERBS – elected, became, seemed, namedGENERAL LINKING VERBS – elected, became, seemed, named Tobi is captain of the team. SVNTobi is captain of the team. SVN Tobi is so tall. SVATobi is so tall. SVA

Examples of each sentence Examples of each sentence pattern and sentences you pattern and sentences you

are to createare to create

SUBJECT - VERBSUBJECT - VERB THE RED SLEEKTHE RED SLEEK CARCAR SPEEDSSPEEDS AROUND THE CURVEAROUND THE CURVE THE TALL, GREEN DELICATETHE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANTPLANT GROWSGROWS VERY VERY

SLOWLYSLOWLY HEHE WITH THE GENTLE SMILEWITH THE GENTLE SMILE SEESSEES WITH HIS HEART.WITH HIS HEART. SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAINSIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKESBIKES SOLD SOLD FOR FOR

$200 EACH ON FRIDAY.$200 EACH ON FRIDAY. THOMAS THOMAS WALKSWALKS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY

HIMSELFHIMSELF KARIKARI,, SHORT AND SPUNKYSHORT AND SPUNKY, , DANCES DANCES WITH GREAT WITH GREAT

ENERGY EVERY NIGHTENERGY EVERY NIGHT

SUBJECT- VERBSUBJECT- VERB

CARCAR PLANTPLANT HEHE BIKESBIKES THOMASTHOMAS KARIKARI

SPEEDSSPEEDS GROWSGROWS SEESSEES SELLSELL WALKEDWALKED DANCESDANCES

SVSVCREATE A SENTENCECREATE A SENTENCE

ALLIGATORSALLIGATORS DO WHAT?DO WHAT? LAMPSLAMPS DO WHAT?DO WHAT? DOORSDOORS DO WHAT?DO WHAT? PLAYERSPLAYERS DO WHAT?DO WHAT? STUDENTSSTUDENTS DO WHAT?DO WHAT? HORSES HORSES DO WHAT?DO WHAT? TELEVISIONTELEVISION DO WHAT?DO WHAT?

SVSVCREATE A SENTENCECREATE A SENTENCE

WHOWHO REACTSREACTS WHOWHO CREATESCREATES WHO WHO BUILDSBUILDS WHOWHO KNOWSKNOWS WHO WHO JUMPSJUMPS WHO WHO DEVELOPSDEVELOPS WHO WHO VIDEOSVIDEOS WHO WHO WORKSWORKS

Sentence Pattern FiveSentence Pattern FiveSVNSVN

SUBJECT-VERB/LINKING-SUBJECT-VERB/LINKING-COMPLEMENT(PREDICATE COMPLEMENT(PREDICATE

NOMINATIVE)NOMINATIVE)

SUBJECTSSUBJECTS

The same rules apply to the subjectThe same rules apply to the subject The subject tellsThe subject tells who who or or what what of a sentence.of a sentence. The sentence creates an equation: Noun = NounThe sentence creates an equation: Noun = Noun Car =Car = Plant =Plant = He =He = Bikes =Bikes = Thomas =Thomas = Kari =Kari =

SVN (and SNA) NEEDS LINKING SVN (and SNA) NEEDS LINKING VERBSVERBS

AMAM ISIS AREARE WASWAS WEREWERE BEBE BEINGBEING BEENBEEN

NAMENAME SMELLSMELL ELECTEDELECTED BECOMEBECOME LOOKLOOK SOUNDSOUND FEELFEEL OFTEN PASSIVE FORM: OFTEN PASSIVE FORM:

WAS NAMED,WAS NAMED,

WAS ELECTED, WAS ELECTED,

A NOUN RENAMES THE A NOUN RENAMES THE SUBJECT AND MUST BE A NOUNSUBJECT AND MUST BE A NOUN THE CAR IS A _______________________.THE CAR IS A _______________________. THE PLANT IS A _____________________.THE PLANT IS A _____________________. HE WAS ELECTED THE _______________.HE WAS ELECTED THE _______________. THE BIKES ARE THE _________________.THE BIKES ARE THE _________________. THOMAS BECAME THE ______________.THOMAS BECAME THE ______________. KARI WAS NAMED __________________. KARI WAS NAMED __________________.

COMPOSE SENTENCESCOMPOSE SENTENCES

____N___________N_______ IS A ________N__________. IS A ________N__________. ____N_______ WAS THE ___N__________.____N_______ WAS THE ___N__________. ____N______HAS BEEN NAMED __N____.____N______HAS BEEN NAMED __N____. ____N_______WILL BE ELECTED _N____.____N_______WILL BE ELECTED _N____. ____N_______CAN BECOME _____N____.____N_______CAN BECOME _____N____. ____N______ AM _______________N_____.____N______ AM _______________N_____. ____N______ WERE _____________N____.____N______ WERE _____________N____.

Sentence Pattern 6Sentence Pattern 6SVASVA

Subject-verb/linking-adjective Subject-verb/linking-adjective (predicate adjective)(predicate adjective)

SUBJECTS are DESCRIBED SUBJECTS are DESCRIBED The same rules apply to the subjectThe same rules apply to the subject The subject tellsThe subject tells who who or or what what of a sentence.of a sentence. The verb must be a linking verb.The verb must be a linking verb. The complement must be an adjective.The complement must be an adjective. The sentence creates a description.The sentence creates a description. Car is ________________(adjective).Car is ________________(adjective). Plant smells _____________ (adjective).Plant smells _____________ (adjective). He became ____________(adjective).He became ____________(adjective). Bikes look ______________(adjective).Bikes look ______________(adjective). Thomas sounds _________(adjective).Thomas sounds _________(adjective). Kari feels ______________(adjective).Kari feels ______________(adjective).

CONVERT TO SVACONVERT TO SVA THE RED SLEEK THE RED SLEEK CARCAR THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANTPLANT HE HE WITH THE GENTLE WITH THE GENTLE SMILESMILE SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAINSIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKESBIKES THOMASTHOMAS KARIKARI,, SHORT AND SPUNKY, SHORT AND SPUNKY, WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE

ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT HAVE MODIFIERS?HAVE MODIFIERS?

The car is red and sleek.

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