Sentence Patterns

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• Sentence Patterns

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Pattern 1

• Subject Action Verb
  (Intransitive)
• The teacher walked into the room.
• subject AV

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Pattern 2 Sentence

• Subject Linking Verb Subjective Complement
• Ms. Lawrence is very ugly.
• Subject LV
  Complement

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Pattern 3 Sentences

• subject action verb direct object
• The committee approved our proposal.
• Subject AV DO

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Pattern 4 Sentences

• Subject Action Verb Indirect Object Direct
  Object
• My father bought me a sweater.
• Subject AV IO
  DO

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Pattern 5 Sentences

• SUBJECT Action Verb DO Object Complement
• 
  (noun or adjective)
• The parents consider the child clever.
• subject AV
  DO OC

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Practice Sentences

• The parents consider the child a genius.
• Joe ran the skunk over with his car.
• Harry jumped off the box.
• During practice today, coach hit me the ball.
• By late this afternoon, the campus will be empty.

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• Sentence Diagrams

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Pattern 1

• Subject
  Action Verb
• p
• a r
  
  a
• d e
  
  d
• j
  p object
  v

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Pattern 2

• Subject Linking Verb
  complement

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Pattern 3

• Subject Action Verb Direct
  Object

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Pattern 4

• subject action verb
  D.O.
• 
  Indirect Object

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Pattern 5

• subject AV D. O. Object
  complement