Creating Grammatical Sentence Paterns in English
HOW ARE SENTENCES FORMED?
Most simple sentences in English follow 10 sentence patterns. These structures are shown in the following examples.
Be verb sentences
Subj+be+adverbial of time/place
Adverbial is an umbrella term which covers all adverb forms, whether single forms, phrases, or clauses.
Example
The students are here.
Subj+be+adjectival
Adjectival is an umbrella term which covers all adjective forms, whether single words, phrases, or clauses.
Example
She is in a bad mood.
Subj+be+nominal
Nominal is an umbrella term which covers all words that function as a noun, whether single words, phrases, or clauses.
Example
The astronaut is an old man.
Linking verb sentences
Subj+linking verb+adjectieval
Example
The students seem diligent.
Subj+linking verb+nominal
Example
The students became scholars.
Intransitive verb sentences
Subj+VI
VI = verb intransitive
Example
The students rested.
Transitive verb sentences
Subj+VT+DO
VT = verb transitive and DO = direct object
Example
That car needs new tires.
Subj+VT+IO+DO
IO = indirect object
Example
The teacher made the test easy.
Subj+VT+DO+adjective
(object complement)
Example
They named their dog Oscar.
Subj+VT+DO+noun
(object complement)
Example
The judge awarded Mary the prize.
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