Diagramming Sentences Patterns 7 8 9 and 10

























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Diagramming Sentences Patterns 7, 8, 9, and 10 S

Pattern 7: Subject – transitive verb - direct object S S-tv-do S A transitive verb is followed by a direct object while an intransitive verb is not S The direct object answers the questions whom or what after the verb S Objects of the preposition cannot be direct objects S Pattern 7 is the basic transitive verb pattern upon which Pattern 8, 9, and 10 are built a backslash indicates a relationship between the subject and the subjective complement S | a line indicates there is not relationship between the subject and the object S

Subject – transitive verb - direct object S Example 1 S The king proclaimed the news of his divorce.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object S Example 2 S Henry VIII banished Catholicism from England.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object S Example 3 S We are studying grammar.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object S Example 4 S The nurse spilled the medicine

Subject – transitive verb - direct object S Example 5 S All of the teachers have submitted their lesson plans

Pattern 8: subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S S- tv- io- do S Pattern 8 has two objects: the indirect object and the direct object S To determine the direct object ask whom or what of the verb S To determine the indirect object ask to whom, form whom, of whom, to what, for what, or of what S An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S Example 1 S The king gave Anne Boleyn his love.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S Example 2 S The manager handed everyone a cash bonus.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S Example 3 S Knowledge can give us power.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S Example 4 S The reporter asked the politician many intrusive questions about her personal habits.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S Example 5 S Our walk on the beach gave us a sense of freedom.

Pattern 9: subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S S – tv – do – adj S Rare in the English language S An objective complement is an adjective or noun that modifies or renames, respectively, the direct object S Although sometimes an adjective, it does not precede the noun it modifies as a normal adjective would S Thus it is diagrammed on the base line S An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S Example 1 S The king considered Anne beautiful.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S Example 2 S We found the bakery out of food.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S Example 3 S The child spoke himself hoarse.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S Example 4 S The dog lay out of doors.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S Example 5 S The woman was thought gracious.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object - objective complement: noun S S- tv – do –n S Rare in the English language S An objective complement is an adjective or noun that modifies or renames, respectfully, the direct object S An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun S Example 1 S The king considered Anne a beauty.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun S Example 2 S The king made Anne Boleyn a queen

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun S Example 3 S The committee selected the budget as its top priority for the year

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun S Example 4 S Tolkien selected Smaug as the name of the dragon.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun S Example 5 S Bilbo offered the dwarf a handkerchief.