SENTENCE PATTERNS STRIPES L NABULSI Six Sentence Patterns

SENTENCE PATTERNS STRIPES L. NABULSI

Six Sentence Patterns n n n S- V Subject –Verb S-V-O Subject – Verb – Object S-V-I-O Subject–Verb–Indirect Object-Object S-V-O-C Subject-Verb-Object –Complement S-V-N Subject– Verb – Noun (Predicate noun) S-V-A Subject-Verb-Adjective (Predicate adjective)

S- V n n Subject –Verb He believes in himself. Tom is going. If Tom will study, he will pass.

S-V-O Subject – Verb – Object n n n The boy hit the ball. The dog jumped the fence The halfback scored a touchdown.

S-V-I-O Subject–Verb–Indirect Object n n n n n S V IO DO The team gave the coach flowers. S V IO DO The coach presented the team trophies. S V IO DO I gave mom a watch for Christmas. Doer – subject Action – verb (Must be an action verb) Receiver of the action – Direct object Receiver of the direct object – Indirect object

S-V-O-C Subject-Verb-Object –Complement n n n n n S V DO C Jacob painted his room yellow. Subject – doer Verb – action Direct object – receiver of action Complement – completes action Ask: What is the action? Painted Who did the action? Jacob painted what? Room n n n Jacob painted room what? Yellow is an adjective functioning as a noun.

n n n n S-V-N Subject– Verb – Noun (Predicate noun) S V(LINKING) PN George Bush is President. The verb has to be a linking verb S S V PN Mc. Cain and Obama are candidates. This sentence has a compound (more than one) subject with the linking verb of being, are. The subject equals the predicate noun.

S-V-A Subject-Verb-Adjective (Predicate adjective) n n n n n S V A Carol is beautiful. (Not beautiful Carol, but refers to Carol) S V A Jason is intelligent. S S V A Sue and Mart are athletic. S V A That cake smells good. (Sensory verbs needs an adjective, not an adverb. That cake smells well-nah)) S V A I feel bad about the accident.

PARTS OF A SENTENCE n n n SIMPLE SUBJECT – NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT TELLS THE WHAT OF THE SENTENCE SIMPLE PREDICATE – THE VERB GIVES THE ACTION OR LINKS WORDS COMPLEMENT – A NOUN OR ADJECTIVE THAT COMPLETES THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB

SIMPLE SUBJECT JUST THE NOUN OR THE PRONOUN n n n n CAR PLANT HE BIKES THOMAS KERI THESE WORDS TELL THE WHAT IN A SENTENCE

COMPLETE SUBJECT n n n THE COMPLETE SUBJECT INCLUDES THE SIMPLE SUBJECT – GIRLS PLUS THE MODIFIERS OF THE SUBJECT n n n SINGLE WORD ADJECTIVES -TWO ADJECTIVE PHRASES-OF THE SIXTH GRADERS APPOSITIVES-TALL AND WANTING TO PLAY BALL

COMPLETE SUBJECT n n n n Modifiers + simple subject THE RED SLEEK CAR THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANT HE WITH THE GENTLE SMILE SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKES THOMAS KARI, SHORT AND SPUNKY, WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT HAVE MODIFIERS?

ADJECTIVES n n n ADJECTIVES FUNCTION AS MODIFIERS OF NOUNS AND PRONOUNS WHICH ONE WHAT KIND HOW MANY WHOSE COLOR

PREDICATE VERB SIMPLE VERB n n n SPEEDS GROWS SEES SELL WALKED DANCES

COMPLETE PREDICATE n n n THE COMPLETE PREDICATE IS THE VERB PLUS THE ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS and INDIRECT AND DIECT OBJECTS AND THEIR COMPLEMENTS WHEN WHERE HOW WHY TO WHAT EXTENT

COMPLETE PREDICATE n n n n Verb + modifiers SPEEDS AROUND THE CURVE (where) GROWS VERY SLOWLY (how) SEES WITH HIS HEART (how) SOLD FOR $200 EACH ON FRIDAY. (How much and when) WALKS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY HIMSELF (where and how) DANCES WITH GREAT ENERGY EVERY NIGHT (how and when)

TYPES OF VERBS n ACTION VERBS n n n OFTEN TRANSFER THE ACTION FROM THE SUBJECT TO THE DIRECT OBJECT Tobi hit the ball. SVO Tobi had sat on the bench for a long time. SV Tobi threw Carver a curve ball. SVIO Tobi painted the town red to celebrate. SVOC LINKING VERBS n n n Links one noun to either another equal noun or an adjective that goes back to modify the subject noun. VERBS OF BEING – am, is, are, was, were, being, been LINKING SENSORY VERBS – smells, looks, feels, sounds, tastes, GENERAL LINKING VERBS – elected, became, seemed, named Tobi is captain of the team. SVN Tobi is so tall. SVA

Examples of each sentence pattern and sentences you are to create

SUBJECT - VERB n n n THE RED SLEEK CAR SPEEDS AROUND THE CURVE THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANT GROWS VERY SLOWLY HE WITH THE GENTLE SMILE SEES WITH HIS HEART. SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKES SOLD FOR $200 EACH ON FRIDAY. THOMAS WALKS TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY BY HIMSELF KARI, SHORT AND SPUNKY, DANCES WITH GREAT ENERGY EVERY NIGHT

SUBJECT- VERB CAR n PLANT n HE n BIKES n THOMAS n KARI n n n SPEEDS GROWS SEES SELL WALKED DANCES

SV CREATE A SENTENCE n n n n ALLIGATORS DO WHAT? LAMPS DO WHAT? DOORS DO WHAT? PLAYERS DO WHAT? STUDENTS DO WHAT? HORSES DO WHAT? TELEVISION DO WHAT?

SV CREATE A SENTENCE n n n n WHO WHO REACTS CREATES BUILDS KNOWS JUMPS DEVELOPS VIDEOS WORKS

Sentence Pattern Five SVN SUBJECT-VERB/LINKINGCOMPLEMENT(PREDICATE NOMINATIVE)

SUBJECTS n n n n n The same rules apply to the subject The subject tells who or what of a sentence. The sentence creates an equation: Noun = Noun Car = Plant = He = Bikes = Thomas = Kari =

SVN (and SNA) NEEDS LINKING VERBS n n n n AM IS ARE WAS WERE BE BEING BEEN n n n n NAME SMELL ELECTED BECOME LOOK SOUND FEEL OFTEN PASSIVE FORM: WAS NAMED, WAS ELECTED,

A NOUN RENAMES THE SUBJECT AND MUST BE A NOUN n n n THE CAR IS A ____________. THE PLANT IS A ___________. HE WAS ELECTED THE ________. THE BIKES ARE THE _________. THOMAS BECAME THE _______. KARI WAS NAMED _________.

COMPOSE SENTENCES n n n n ____N_______ IS A ____N_______ WAS THE ___N_____N______HAS BEEN NAMED __N____N_______WILL BE ELECTED _N____N_______CAN BECOME _____N______ AM ________N______ WERE _______N____.

Sentence Pattern 6 SVA Subject-verb/linking-adjective (predicate adjective)

SUBJECTS are DESCRIBED n n n The same rules apply to the subject The subject tells who or what of a sentence. The verb must be a linking verb. The complement must be an adjective. The sentence creates a description. Car is ________(adjective). Plant smells _______ (adjective). He became ______(adjective). Bikes look _______(adjective). Thomas sounds _____(adjective). Kari feels _______(adjective).

CONVERT TO SVA n n n n THE RED SLEEK CAR The car is red and sleek. THE TALL, GREEN DELICATE PLANT HE WITH THE GENTLE SMILE SIX BLACK AND GOLD MOUNTAIN BIKES THOMAS KARI, SHORT AND SPUNKY, WHAT OBSERVATION CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT WHAT SUBJECTS CAN OR CANNOT HAVE MODIFIERS?

Ask Questions n This Power. Point is meant to help you learn and understand the six different sentence patterns. Can you diagram these patterns? Just remember to ask the right questions in the right order.