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Basic Sentence Patterns Report

The document outlines the five basic sentence patterns in English, including Subject-Verb, Subject-Transitive Verb-Direct Object, Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object, Subject-Linking Verb-Complement, and Subject-Verb-Object-Objective Complement. Each pattern is explained with definitions and examples to illustrate their structure and usage. The learning objectives aim to help students identify, construct, and transform these patterns effectively.

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Basic Sentence Patterns Report

The document outlines the five basic sentence patterns in English, including Subject-Verb, Subject-Transitive Verb-Direct Object, Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object, Subject-Linking Verb-Complement, and Subject-Verb-Object-Objective Complement. Each pattern is explained with definitions and examples to illustrate their structure and usage. The learning objectives aim to help students identify, construct, and transform these patterns effectively.

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EXERCISES:

Study the following sentences.


1. Taylor is a gorgeous singer with an
angelic voice.
2. Our teacher gave us a very hard exam
yesterday.
3. Bubbles popped.
4. They named their baby Mary as
requested by the baby’s grandma.
5. My friend bought a sandwich.
Teaching And Assessment Of Grammar: Module 4

BASIC
SENTENCE
PATTERNS
Reporters: Chona M. Romero & Rodora Rollon
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Through these lessons the student should be
able to:
1. Identify, construct and transform basic statement
patterns in English.
2. Construct and read question and answer patterns
with the proper intonation and stress.
3. Master other patterns as requests and
commands, connected statements, elliptical
sentences and special sentence patterns.
4. Construct sentences in different ways to achieve
variety.
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Pattern - an arrangement that reveals or
suggests a design; it is the framework of an
utterance. For example, a Filipino speaker
often says, “Saan ka pupunta?”, but never,
“Ka pupunta saan?”. Meanwhile, an English
speaker says “I saw her.”, but never “Saw I
her.”

Word Order - another important aspect of


the English language. It is the arrangement of
words in parts or segments to convey
meaning. 4
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?
Pattern 1: Subject - Verb (SV) or (SIV)

The first irreducible basic sentence pattern is


that of Subject Verb or Noun-Verb (NV). Verbs
used in this pattern are called intransitive. An
intransitive verb is a verb that is not followed
by a complement of any kind.
The noun plus verb combination may include a
determiner (D) before the noun and an adverb:
Ex. The rain soon stopped.
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?
Pattern 1: Subject - Verb (SV) or (SIV)
More Examples:
1. Atoms split. 6. Volcano erupts.
2. Flowers bloom. 7. Dogs bark.
3. Ice melts. 8. People come and
go.
4. Liquid freeze. 9. The wind blows.
5. Gas expands. 10. The boy
incredibly
survived. 6
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?
Pattern 1: Subject - Verb (SV) or (SIV)
The S-V pattern can be expanded, of
course. Now examine the following
illustrations.
1. Atoms split and break down.
2. Flowers bloom in the garden.
3. Ice melts fast in hot weather.
4. Liquids freeze and solidify.
5. Gas expands and occupies space. 7
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 2: Subject Transitive Verb - Direct


Object (S-TV-DO)
The S-TV-DO, perhaps one of the most
widely used in English, is another basic structure.
lt is also known and expressed symbolically as N -
V-N2. N1 and N2 means that the first noun which
is the "subject" is different from the second which
is the "object”. Verbs used in this pattern are
transitive. Transitive verb is a verb that is 8
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 2: Subject Transitive Verb - Direct


Object (S-TV-DO)
Examples:
S TV
DO
1. Matter possesses inertia.
2. Plants produce seeds.
3. Trees prevent soil erosion.
4. Winds increase evaporation.
5. The sun emits energy.
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 3: Subject-Verb-indirect Object-


Direct Object (S-TV-IO-DO)
A third pattern uses a transitive verb and
two objects: the direct object and indirect object.
Indirect object is the first or the name word that
tells to whom or for whom the action is done. It
comes between the verb and the direct object.
Direct object is the noun that receives the action
of the verb. This structure is also known as N1-V-
N2-N3.
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 3: Subject-Verb-indirect Object- Direct


Object (S-TV-IO-DO)

Examples:
1. Charity foundations gave flood victims relief
goods.
2. The lecturer showed the teachers a sample
module.
3. The nurse gave me pills.
4. My sister tells me good stories every night.
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 4: Subject- Linking Verb -


Complement (S-LV-C)

Another basic sentence pattern is S-LV-


C, also known as N-V-C. The complement may
either be an adjective which tells something
about the subject or a noun that explains or
means person or thing as the subject. Thus, it
may either S-LV-C (N) or S-LV-C (A).
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 4: Subject- Linking Verb -


Complement (S-LV-C)
Examples of S-LV-C(N):
1. Asia is the largest continent on earth .
2. Skylab became the first research center in
space.
3. Space sickness remains a problem of
astronauts.
4. Gas molecules are essential independent 13
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 4: Subject- Linking Verb -


Complement (S-LV-C)
In the examples, a liking verb joins a
subject with a noun that refers to the subject.
Such a complement is called a subjective
complement or predicate noun. The most
common linking verbs used with nouns as
subjective complements are forms of to be
(am, is, was, were) will be, has been, 14
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 4: Subject- Linking Verb -


Complement (S-LV-C)

Examples of S-LV-C(A):
1. Astronauts remain human.
2. Boiled water tastes flat.
3. Sunlight is essential to life.
4. Atoms are neutral electrically.
5. Space research looks awesome. 15
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 4: Subject- Linking Verb -


Complement (S-LV-C)
In the second examples, the linking verb
joins the Subject with an adjective that
describes the subject. Here, the complement is
called a predicate adjective. Verbs that
commonly appear in this pattern are: appear,
grow, smell, turn, loom, become, prove,
sound, get, wax, feel, remain, taste, stay, 16
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 5: Subject-Verb-Object-Objective
Complement ( S-TV-DO-OC)

This pattern resembles Pattern III in


that it also has there nouns, two or which
follow the verb and which have the same
referent. It is also known as the N1-V-N2-N2
structure.
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?
Pattern 5: Subject-Verb-Object-Objective
Complement ( S-TV-DO-OC)

Examples: S-TV-DO-OC (N)


1. Doctors call Hippocrates “the father of
medicine”.
2. Scientists consider Roentgen the discoverer
of X-ray.
3. The French regard Andre Ampere the
“Newtron of electricity”.
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 5: Subject-Verb-Object-Objective
Complement ( S-TV-DO-OC)
In the above examples, the first noun is
the subject, the second is the object and the
third is an objective complement. These verbs
occur again and again in this pattern:
appoint, believe, call, choose, consider,
declare, elect, find, make, name,
suppose, think, vote and want 19
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 5: Subject-Verb-Object-Objective
Complement ( S-TV-DO-OC)
Examples: S-TV-DO-OC (A)
1. Chemists found atoms exceedingly small.
2. Doctors consider vaccines indispensable.
3. Scientists think astrologers superstitious.
4. Anthropologists declare the jars genuine.
5. Observers believe the project
commendable. 20
WHAT ARE THE FIVE BASIC SENTENCE
PATTERNS?

Pattern 5: Subject-Verb-Object-Objective
Complement ( S-TV-DO-OC)
The objective complement in each or the
Sentences above is an adjective which
describes or makes a Judgment about the
object in the pattern. The structure 15 also
Known as N-V-N2-Adj. The verbs listed above in
Pattern A of this pattern with the exception of
choose, elect, and vote are commonly used 21

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