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Sentence Patterns

The document discusses basic sentence patterns in English, focusing on subject-verb patterns. It provides examples of sentences and diagrams the subject and verb. It then discusses subject-verb-object patterns, explaining that the subject typically comes first, followed by the verb and then the object. Some verbs require other elements like an adverbial or complement to complete the sentence structure. Overall, the document outlines fundamental grammar patterns involving subjects, verbs and other core elements in English sentences.

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Sentence Patterns

The document discusses basic sentence patterns in English, focusing on subject-verb patterns. It provides examples of sentences and diagrams the subject and verb. It then discusses subject-verb-object patterns, explaining that the subject typically comes first, followed by the verb and then the object. Some verbs require other elements like an adverbial or complement to complete the sentence structure. Overall, the document outlines fundamental grammar patterns involving subjects, verbs and other core elements in English sentences.

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@ The most basic sentence pattern consists of a subject and a
verb. The verb may be an action verb or a linking verb. Look
at the following examples:
@ Example: James W. À builds.
@ Example: îbegan to build homes after World War II.
@ Example: À offered to build affordable housing.
@ Example: The m  of Walter Industries looks to the
3 future with the company¶s expansion.
@ In each of these examples, the subject is in boldface, and the
verb is underlined.
@ Each of these verbs is an action verb. The next examples illustrate
how to diagram these sentences. Only the subjects and the verbs
will be diagrammed at this point.
@ Example: James W. À builds 
@ ½iagram:
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@ Example: îbegan to build homes after World War II.


@ ½iagram:
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@ In both diagrams, the subject is placed on a line and a line is drawn


down through the line separating the subject and the verb. In the
following exercise, you will practice diagramming subjects and
verbs.
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@ Y  O sentences are the most common in the English
language. They imply action, results, and a consequence caused
by someone or something.
@ An Y  O contains a subject (noun), an active verb, and an object
(noun). Y  O
@ Example: Tommy held his toe.

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The company sells mobile phones.
The dog has eaten my homework.
I play Football.
Max reads books.
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Yue is singing a nice song.
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@ Yome verbs have to be followed by particular clause
elements. For example, in this pattern:

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Elephants are ?

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ñ a  ña
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Elephants live ?
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'Elephants live where?' To complete the sentence we need a
third element that isn't an object or a complement:

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Elephants live Here.
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ñ) or position (like ):
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They hurtled across the landing.
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leave it out, you break the back of the sentence. Much more
often, adverbials are an 'optional extra' and can appear in
different places in a sentence:
 
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0esterday my cat disappeared.

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@ ½o you every day listen to music? ( )
½o you music listen to every day? ( )
½o you listen to music every day? ( )

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@ The party everyone left early. ( )
Left everyone the party early. ( )
Everyone left the party early. ( )

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@ Yhe home drives after work. ( )
Home she drives after work. ( )
Yhe drives home after work. ( )
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@ ½id you get up late this morning? ( )
½id you late get up this morning? ( )
Late get up did you this morning? ( )

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I met my friend in the park. ( )
Met my friend I in the park. ( )

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@ Yimon played golf. ( )
›layed golf Yimon. ( )
Golf Yimon played. ( )
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@ Mala danced well.
@ We are living happily.
@ The young man walks quickly.
@ He came yesterday.
@ Yhe went upstairs.
@ They told the truth.
@ They walked swiftly.
@ Yhe danced gracefully.
@ It paid heavily.
@ He did beat me badly.
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@ åotes
@ http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/broughton/focus_florid
a/1e/students/diagramming_basic/pattern_1.pdf
@ http://www.englisch hilfen.de/en/grammar/satzstellung_1.htm
@ http://www.grammarforteachers.co.uk/Guide/Clause%20patte
rns/subjectverbadver.html

@ Exercises
@ http://grammar.about.com/od/tests/a/ExYubjectserbs.htm
@ http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/subject verb
object

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