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Sentence Pattern Project: Terms Example Illustration

The document defines different sentence patterns in English grammar: 1. SV (Subject-Verb) refers to basic subject-verb agreement and includes examples like "The dog chases the cat." 2. SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) is the basic sentence structure including subject, verb, and object, with examples like "She drinks coffee." 3. SVC (Subject-Verb-Complement) includes a complement that follows a linking verb and describes the subject, with examples like "The box is big."

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Sentence Pattern Project: Terms Example Illustration

The document defines different sentence patterns in English grammar: 1. SV (Subject-Verb) refers to basic subject-verb agreement and includes examples like "The dog chases the cat." 2. SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) is the basic sentence structure including subject, verb, and object, with examples like "She drinks coffee." 3. SVC (Subject-Verb-Complement) includes a complement that follows a linking verb and describes the subject, with examples like "The box is big."

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Sentence Pattern Project

Terms Definition Example Illustration


SV (Subject -Verb) e.g. Subject verb agreement means 1. The dog chases the cat. singular no ‘s’ singular ‘s’
that the subject and the verb must (singular form)
agree in case and in number 2. The dogs chase the cat. (plural The dog chases the cat.
form)
noun subject verb
SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) Subject + Verb + Object combine to 1. She drinks coffee.
make basic English sentences. (singular form)
Subject : who/what the sentence is 2. Those boys are my brothers.
about. (plural form)
Verb : what the subject does/is.
Object : a person or thing that is
affected by the action of a verb.

SVC (Subject-Verb-Compliment) A subject verb compliment is a word 1. The box is big.


or phrase that follows a linking verb (singular form)
and describes the subject. A linking 2. Those students dance
verb is a verb used to link a subject to gracefully.
a description. A subject compliment (plural form)
can be either an adjective, a noun or
a pronoun.

SVOO (Subject-Verb-Indirect Object- An indirect object is a prepositional 1. The teacher teaches us


Direct Object) phrase in which the preposition to or English.
for is not stated but understood. It (singular form)
tells to whom or for whom something 2. My students presented me
is done. The indirect object always gifts on Teacher’s Day.
comes between the verb and the (plural form)
direct object.
SVOA (Subject-Verb-Object- Basically, an adverbial can be a 1. He wrote a letter from Paris.
Adverbial) prepositional phrase (Example : from (singular form)
Paris) 2. They need money
Or an adverb (Example : immediately.
immediately). A group of two or more (plural form)
words that function as an adverb in a
sentence is known as adverb phrase.
An adverb phrase normally further
describes a verb, adverb or adjective.
SVOC (Subject-Verb-Object- After some verbs, an object alone 1. He made his son a doctor.
Complement) does not make complete sense. In (singular form)
order to complete the meaning of the 2. They painted the wall white.
object, complement will be used. (plural form)
Which means the direct object is
followed by a group of words that
completes the object’s meaning by
renaming or describing it.

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