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Sentence Structure Patterns Guide

The document discusses different sentence structures and patterns in English including: 1) The S-IV pattern with a subject and intransitive verb that does not require an object. 2) The S-TV-DO pattern with a subject, transitive verb requiring a direct object. 3) The S-TV-IO-DO pattern with a subject, transitive verb, indirect object, and direct object. 4) The S-LV-SC/PN pattern with a subject, linking verb, and subject complement or predicate noun renaming the subject.

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Sentence Structure Patterns Guide

The document discusses different sentence structures and patterns in English including: 1) The S-IV pattern with a subject and intransitive verb that does not require an object. 2) The S-TV-DO pattern with a subject, transitive verb requiring a direct object. 3) The S-TV-IO-DO pattern with a subject, transitive verb, indirect object, and direct object. 4) The S-LV-SC/PN pattern with a subject, linking verb, and subject complement or predicate noun renaming the subject.

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SENTENCE

FRAMES
SENTENCE FRAME 1
 The S-IV Pattern
 S- Subject
 IV- Intransitive Verb
 The intransitive verb tell
something about the subject BUT
does not need an object or receiver.
Maria cooperated voluntarily.

S IV
1.I wrote legibly.

S IV
2. He prays everyday.

S IV
S

3. The men traded with other


merchants.

IV
S
4. The teacher came early
this morning.

IV
SENTENCE FRAME 2
• The S-TV-DO Pattern
–S-SUBJECT
–TV-TRANSITIVE VERB
–DO-DIRECT OBJECT
• A transitive verb is a verb that
requires both a subject and a direct
object.
The students helped the barangay.

S
TV DO
She liked apples.

S
TV DO
1. Someone ate my sandwich.

S
TV DO
2. Miguel reads the dictionary.

S
TV DO
S

3. The campers fear the bears.

TV DO
4.I played the piano.

S
TV DO
5. Martin took the bus.

S
TV DO
S
6. The young boy recalls an
interesting story.

TV
OC DO
SENTENCE FRAME 3
• The S-TV-IO-DO Pattern
–S-SUBJECT
–TV-TRANSITIVE VERB
–IO-INDIRECT OBJECT
–DO-DIRECT OBJECT
S

7. In Kansas, a mouse
gave Walt Disney an idea.

TV IO DO
S TV
7. Ishanna sent her opponent
a powerful strike.

IO DO
S TV IO
7. The teacher told us a story
about her childhood.

DO
SENTENCE FRAME 4
 The S-LV-SC/PN
S-SUBJECT
LV-LINKING VERB
SC-SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
PN-PREDICATE NOUN
A predicate noun completes a
linking verb and renames the
subject.
EXAMPLES:
Teachers are our second parents.

S
LV PN
1. Anne is the boss.

S
LV PN
S
2. Whales and sharks are
mammals.

LV
PN
3. My mother is a teacher.

S
LV PN
S LV
4. Philippines is the “Pearl of the
Orient Seas.”

PN
5. She is the nurse.

S
LV PN
6. When Michelle woke up
this morning, she felt sick.

S
LV Sc

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