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S-V Subject-Verb John sleeps. Jill is eating.

Jack will arrive


next week.

S-V- Subject-Verb- I like rice. She loves her job. He’s eating an
O Object orange

S-V- Subject-Verb- He’s funny. The workers are lazy. Karen


Adj Adjective seems angry.
S-V- Subject-Verb- Jim is here. Flowers are everywhere.
Adv Adverb
S-V- Subject-Verb- She is my mom. The men are doctors. Mr.
N Noun Jones is the teacher.
At the heart of every English sentence is the Subject-Verb relationship. Other
elements can be added to make a sentence more interesting, but they are
not essential to its formation.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V


pattern.

She sleeps. Core sentence

She sleeps soundly. An adverb is added to describe how she


sleeps.
She sleeps on the sofa. A prepositional phrase is added to tell
where she sleeps.
She sleeps every A time expression is added to tell when she
afternoon. sleeps.
She is sleeping right now. Verb tense is changed, but S-V relationship
remains the same.
Mary will sleep later. Subject is named and another tense is used.
The dogs are sleeping in New subject may require a di!erent form of
the garage. the verb.
Note: Any action verb can be used with this sentence pattern.

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The following sentences are examples of the S-V-O
pattern.

They like rice. Core sentence

The people like rice. Specific subject


The friendly people like rice. Subject modified with an adjective
The people in the restaurant Subject modified with an adjective
like rice.
The people like boiled rice. Object modified with an adjective
The people like hot, white rice. Object modified with more than one
adjective
Note: Only transitive action verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V-Adj


pattern.

He is fine. Basic sentence with “be” verb

He seems happy. Basic sentence with another linking


verb
Jordan is tall, dark and Series of adjectives
handsome.
He appears very comfortable. Adverb or intensifier added
George became sick last night. Di!erent tense and linking verb
Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

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The following sentences are examples of the S-V-Adv
pattern:

The teacher is here. Basic sentence

The teacher is over there. Using an adverb phrase


Teachers are everywhere. Plural noun and verb used
The teachers are in the Prepositional phrase functioning as
lobby. adverb
Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

The following sentences are examples of the S-V-N


pattern.

The man is a doctor. Basic sentence

The women are doctors. Using plural noun and verb


My father is a nice guy. Modified subject and complement
My grandparents are senior Modified plural subject and
citizens. complement
Note: Only linking verbs can be used with this sentence pattern.

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