The Five Basic Sentence Types

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The Five Basic Sentence Types
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The Five Sentence Types

1. Intransitive
2. Linking Verb Be plus adverbial of time or place
3. Linking Verb plus adjectival subject complement
4. Linking Verb plus nominal subject complement
5. Transitive

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Type I Intransitive
is singing
child
The
loudly
will sleep
horse
in
The
barn
the
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Type I Intransitive
S
NP
VP
MVP
ADVP
DET
N
AUX
MV
ADV
intr
The child is
sleeping soundly.
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Type II Be time or place
will be
child
The
there
was
concert
on
The
Friday
6
Type II Be time or place
S
NP
VP
MVP
ADVP
DET
N
AUX
MV
ADV
pl
be
The child will
be there.
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Type III Linking Verb with Adjectival Phrase
seems
sleepy
child
The
will taste
good
pasta
very
The
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Type III Linking Verb with Adjectival Phrase
S
NP
VP
MVP
ADJP
DET
N
ADJ
MV
link
The child
seems sleepy.
9
Type IV Linking Verb plus Noun Phrase
is
cousin
child
my
The
is becoming
problem
horse
a
The
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Type IV Linking Verb plus Noun Phrase
S
NP
VP
MVP
NP
DET
N
N
MV
DET
link
The child is
my cousin.
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Type V Transitive
chewed
cashew
child
the
The
might buck
rider
horse
that
The
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Type V Transitive
S
NP
VP
MVP
NP
DET
N
N
MV
DET
tr
The child chewed
the cashew.