SENTENCE PATTERNS

SENTENCE PATTERNS

THERE ARE SEVEN BASICSENTENCE PATTERNS• S-V• S-V-DO• S-LV-PA• S-LV-PN• S-TV-IO-DO• S-TV-DO-AC• S-TV-DO-OC

S-V• Subject-Verb• Consists of a noun, pronoun, or other nominal as thesubject of the sentence and an intransitive verb orverb phrase as the predicateExamples:The horses can swim.I don’t feel well today.

S-V-DO• Subject-Verb-Direct Object• Contains a transitive verb that takes a direct objectExamples:Who painted your house?Margaret tasted the tacos.

S-LV-PA• Subject linking verb predicate adjective• Contains a linking verb and by an adjective servingas a subject complementExamples:Toni looked beautiful.Amhir was brave.

S-LV-PN• Subject- Linking Verb-Predicate Nominative• Contains a linking verb followed by a noun servingas a subject complementExamples:Janet is the president of the club.Mr. Manatee is my stepfather."El Cid" is an epic.Amhir was a hero.

S-TV-IO-DOS-V-IO-DO• Subject Transitive Verb Indirect Object• Contains a transitive verb and takes an indirect anddirect objectExamples:The realtor sold us a money pit.Bob asked me a question.He told her a lie.It caused them fear.

S-TV-DO-AC• Subject-Transitive Verb-Direct Object-AdjectiveComplement• Contains a transitive verb and takes a direct objectand an adjective complementExample:Jedii thought Amhir dishonorable.She considered him faithful.

S-TV-DO-OC• Subject-Transitive Verb-Direct Object-ObjectComplement• Contains a transitive verb and takes a direct objectand object complementExamples:My friends call me Bif.I colored the balloon red.They called him a traitor.Hemingway considered death an honor.

ANASTROPHE• Inversion of the normal syntactic order ofwords• Emphasizes the displaced word or phrase• Unexpected construction focuses reader’sattention• Can sound archaic or formalExamples:To the store went we to buy some bread.A puppy do you want for your birthday?