Basic Sentence Patterns
Basic Sentence Patterns
Basic Sentence Patterns
1.S IV
2.S TV DO
3.S LV C
4.S TV DO OC
5.S TV IO - DO
S IV
Subject Intransitive verb
IV Intransitive verb
- these verbs do not need noun or
adjectives to complete their meanings.
Example:
1. Birds fly.
2. The man is working.
S LV - C
Subject Linking Verb - Complement
Linking verbs connect the
subject and the complement.
Verb be (is, are, was, were,
has, been, am) and verbs like
smell, taste, look, sound, feel,
become, appear, seem are linking
verbs.
S LV - C
Subject Linking verb - Complement
Complement an adjective or
nouns that tells something about
the subject of the sentence.
Example:
1. Negroes are dark.
Examples:
1. Carpenters build houses.