Basic Sentence Patterns II

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Basic Sentence Patterns II

• English Syntax 7th meeting

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Pattern 5 SVOO (Subject Verb Indirect Object
Direct Object)

• The mother bought the girl a dress
• Subject Verb IO DO
• Verb in this pattern must be transitive.
• The indirect object can be replaced by a
  prepositional phrase.
• ex The mother bought the girl a dress becomes
  The mother bought a dress for the girl.

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Illustration

• Tim told his friends something exciting. The
  university had awarded him a scholarship. The
  scholarship committee sent him the news
  yesterday. Tim showed me the letter. It gave him
  all details. Each month, the university will mail
  him a check. Then he must pay the university the
  required fee. The university has given Tim a very
  great honor.

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Pattern 6 SVOC (Subject Verb Direct Object
Objective Complement)

• We considered Salvatore noteworthy.
• S Verb DO Obj. Comp

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Illustration

• Last night Hiroko and Lorraine went to a lecture
  on politics. They considered the lecturer an
  authority. Hiroko finds politics a fascinating
  subject. Lorraine considers it a bore. She
  considers political activities nothing but hard
  work. Hiroko finds them great fun. She found the
  lecture interesting. Lorraine thought it rather
  boring. The League of Woman Voters may elect
  Hiroko its next president. Lorraine will not envy
  her.

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Pattern7 SVOA (Subject Verb Object
Adverbial)

• Mr. Jensen set the cup on the table.
• S V DO Adverbial