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Sit Dolor Amet
 The Basic
Sentence Patterns
Asst. Prof. Dr. Surattana
Settacharnwit
 The Basic Sentence Pattern

This VDO is an instruction medium for English for

Science Teacher 1
Purpose
• To explain and practice on how to use the six basic
sentence patterns
After you have finished this VDO
• You will not only be able to use these six basic sentence
patterns, but also be aware on how to construct a
sentence as a whole.
Six basic sentence patterns:
• S+IV
• S+TV+Obj
• S+TV+IO+DO
• S+TV+DO+to or for+ IO
• S+LV+ Adj (Predicate adjective)
• S+LV+N (Predicate noun)
 Subj V
I walk to school.
Subj V Obj
I often drink a cup of milk every day.
Subj V Obj
Susan bought some foods from grocery store near
her house.
Sentence Pattern
Subj + V or Subj + V + Obj
The Basic Simple Sentence
Patterns

Pattern 1: S+IV
Look at these examples.

Subj IV
1. He works.
Subj IV
2. We were talking.
Subj IV
3. The little girl is dancing.
Look at these examples and explain the
additional parts using the parts of speech.

1. He works at a university.

2. We were talking about our Science project

at 4 p.m. yesterday.

3. The little girl is dancing beautifully on

the stage.
Here are the explanations, from 1-3
V Prep
1. He works at a university.
Adv
V Prep Obi of Prep
2. We were talking about our Science project at 4
p.m. yesterday.
Adv V Adv Adv
3. The little girl is dancing beautifully on the stage.
The Basic Simple Sentence
Patterns

Pattern 2: S+TV+Obj
Look at these examples.

Subj TV Obj
1. My students do their science project.
Subj TV Obj
2. The tiger is eating the deer.
Subj TV Obj
3. This bookshop sells Science books.
Look at these examples and explain the
additional parts using the parts of speech.

1. My diligent students will do their science

project after a school hour.
2. The cunning tiger is eating the deer hungrily.
3. This bookshop sells a wide range of Science
books
Here are the explanations, from 1-3
adj adj
1. My diligent students will do their science project
adv
after a school hour.
adj adv
2. The cunning tiger is eating the deer hungrily.
adj adj adj
3.This bookshop sells a wide range of Science books.
The Basic Simple Sentence
Patterns

Pattern 3: S+TV+IO+DO
Direct Obj VS Indirect Obj

Pattern 3: S+TV+IO+DO
Direct object
o receives an action of a transitive verb
o can be a noun, pronoun, or even a clause.
Indirect object
o does not receive an action of a transitive verb.
o can be a noun or pronoun.
Now, let’s look at these sentences and
identify the direct and indirect objects.
IO DO
1. My friend gave me the present.
IO DO
2. We hand in our lecturer the assignment.
IO DO
3. The students present the audiences their research.

Pattern 3: S+TV+IO+DO
The Basic Simple Sentence
Patterns

Pattern 4: S + TV+ DO to or for + IO

Now, let’s look at these sentences and compare
the position of direct and indirect objects.
DO IO
1.My friend gave the present to me.
DO IO
2. We hand in the assignment to our lecturer. IO
DO
3. The students present their research to the audiences.
DO IO
4. His mother bought that cat for the boy.

Pattern 4: S+TV+DO+to or for + IO

 Verbs take, -To or For-
in front of an indirect object
Verbs take the preposition, “to”
• Give, grant, hand, lend, offer, tell, pass, show, teach, throw

Verbs take the preposition, “for”

• Buy, catch, choose, find, get, make, order, peel, pour, save
The following sentences should be added by
the right parts of speech below.
Chemistry, our, their, cute, puffy, Science, yesterday, surprised
environmental, white, best
adj adj
surprised adv
best yesterday
Ex: My ______ friend gave me the __________present __________.
adj adj
our Chemistry
1. We hand in_______ lab instructor the _______ assignment.
adj
their Environmental
Science major students present _______
2. The _______ _______ research to the
audiences.
cute
3. His mother bought that _______ puffy _______
_______ white cat for the boy.
The Basic Simple Sentence
Patterns

Pattern 5: S + LV+ SC (adj)

Pattern 6: S + LV+ SC (N)
 Linking verb and subject
complements
Pattern 5: S+LV+SC (A)
Pattern 6: S+LV+SC (N)
LV links a subject and a subject complement.

verb be (is, am, are, was, were, will be, etc.), and the others, become, get,
grow, seem, appear, etc.
Subject a word or a phrase placed after a linking verb, and
describes a subject.
complements
Predicative Adj An adjective describes subject.
Predicative N A noun describes subject.
Look at these sentences and identify
the basic simple sentence patterns.
LV Adj
1. He is polite.
LV Adj
2. The girl becomes happy.
LV Adj
3. The water turns polluted.
LV N
4. He is a polite person.
LV N
5. The girl becomes a teenager.
LV N
6. Rivers are sources of water.
The following sentences should be added by the right parts of
speech below.

this, polite, electricity, the age, nearby, she, utilizations, has finished, discharged,
thirteen Ex: He is very kind and polite_____. (PA)
S V
she has finished (clause)
1. The girl becomes happy, after _______ _______ her Science
project.
discharged (Adj)
2. The water in this
_______
(Adj) river turns polluted by the _______ water
nearby (Adj)
from________ factories.
3. The girl becomes a teenager at _______of
the age about _______.
thirteen (Adj)
utilizations (PN)
4. Rivers are sources of water _______, like agriculture, electricity
_______.(Adj)
❑ In conclusion, the 6 basic sentence patterns:
o S+IV
o S+TV+Obj
o S+TV+IO+DO
o S+TV+DO+to or for+ IO
o S+LV+ Subject complement (Adjective)
o S+LV+ Subject complement (Noun)
❑ Making of more meaningful sentence by adding an
appropriate word, phrase, or even a clause with a
consideration of a part of speech.
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