SENTENCE PATTERN

Name: Krister Ann M. Jimenez Date: July 3, 2020

Basic Sentence Patterns

1. Subject – Intransitive Verb (S – IV)

Example: I prayed

fervently. Subject: I
Intransitive Verb: prayed

2. Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct Object (S – TV – DO)

Example: I cooked

breakfast Subject: I
Transitive Verb: cooked
Direct Object: breakfast

3. Subject – Transitive Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object (S – TV – IO – DO)

Example: Mother gave me my

allowance. Subject:Mother
Transitive Verb: gave
Indirect Object: me
Direct Object: my allowance

4. Subject – Transitive Verb – Direct Object – Object Complement (S – TV – DO – OC)

Example: The girls loved the program “Beauty

Tips” Subject: The girls

Transitive Verb: loved
Direct Object: the program
Object Complement: “Beauty
Tips”

5. Subject – Linking Verb – Predicate Noun / Nominative (S – LV – PN)

Example: That man is an

engineer. Subject: That man

Linking Verb: is
Predicate Noun: an engineer

6. Subject – Linking Verb – Predicate Adjective (S – LV – PA)

Example: Susana is

beautiful. Subject: Susana

Linking Verb: is
Predicate Adjective: beautiful
I. Directions: Identify the sentence patterns of the given sentences below. Write your answer on the blank
before each number.
S-LV-PN 1. Lance Armstrong is an inspiring athlete.
(S – IV) 2. Tour de France ends in Paris.
S – TV – IO – DO 3. The fans sent Team RadioShack a box of rice cakes.
S – TV – DO 4. George Hincapie assisted Lance Armstrong in all seven of his Tour de France victories.
S – LV – CO 5. Cancer was unable to stop Lance from being a champion.
S – TV – DO – OC 6. I consider Johan Bruyneel a very wise team manager.
S-IV 7. The peloton pedaled like bulls.
S-TV-IO-DO 8. They gave him the yellow jersey.
S – TV – O 9. Some riders met a terrible crash.
S – TV – O 10. I watch every stage of the Tour.

II. Directions: Label the parts of the sentences below to identify its pattern.
Write your answer in the space below each sentence.
Example:
Her best friend sent her a postcard from Japan.
S TV IO DO

11. That thin girl is drinking milk now.

S V O
12. The driver has just shown the policeman his driving license.
S V IO DO
13. The bully named him “coward”.
S LV PA
14. No one in the street has ever given the blind woman any help.
S V IO DO
15. The policemen were strong.
S LV PA
16. We like our teacher.
S LV PN
17. My mother resembles actress Jodi Foster.
S TV IO DO
18. He has never told his brother the secret.
S TV DO
19. My uncle brought me a bouquet of flowers last week.
S V IO DO
20. My cousins admire Dora the Explorer.
S TV DO
III. Directions: Write an example for each sentence pattern. Write your answer on the blanks provided.
Example: S – TV – DO
The man fixes his car.

21. – 22. S – LV – PN
The nurse is a professional.
Her father is a lawyer.

23. – 24. S – LV – PA
Her candies are very sweet.
The bus was blue.

25. S – IV
Jianna cooperated voluntarily.
She arrived early.