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Sentence Patterns

English for Graduate Study (LA 501)

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  Sentence Patterns

In this lesson, you

will:

recognize the sentence patterns

gain practice in writing correct

sentences

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What is Sentence?

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.

The subject is what or whom the sentence

is about,

The predicate tells hat the su!"ect is or

does#

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1. S + V-int

•  The intransitive action verb takes nodirect object.

• Even if the action verb is followed by a prepositional

phrase, the verb is still intransitive as long as it does nottake a direct object.

• Ex:The children are sleeping.

Who is calling?

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subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with a

verb.

  subject verb

!y "riend wor#s "or a computer company.

• The action o" this sentence is e$pressed by the verb % wor#s.

• The noun "riend is doing the action o" wor#ing.

• There"ore, "riend is the subject o" the sentence.

What is Sentence?

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predicate is the rest o" the sentence coming a"terthe subject.

  subject predicate

!y "riend wor#s "or a computer company.

What is Sentence?

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Sentences with coplexdetails can be broken down

into basic eleents.%E&' Su!"ect  er!  direct o!"ect or su!"ect co*ple*ent ++ *odifiers

1 A  genome is all the genetic material in the chromosomes

of an organism.

2 The hman genome incldes abot three billion base !airs 

that ma"e ! hman #$A. 

3

The %man &enome Project' com!leted in 2((3' was a 13)year' international effort to identify the 2('((()25'((( hman

genes and ma"e them accessible for frther biological

stdy.

* This research has cataly+ed biotechnology.

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Sometimes the predicate will be com!osed of 2 or 3 ,erbs that

fit together.

sbject !redicate

-y friend wor"s

  sbject !redicate

-y friend is wor"ing

  sbject !redicate

-y friend has been wor"ing

What is Sentence?

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Si*ple Sentence ,attern 1' ubject 7 )erb

Su!"ect -er! Ader!ial

!ost computer has crashed.

The transmission "ailed an hour ago.

03 lin#s in the samebuilding.

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,attern $' Su!"ect . -er!. /irect !"ect

Su!"ect -er! /irect !"ect Ader!ial

8e   are developing a new program.

+oe   bought a new computer   "rom the store.

9ill ates "ounded  !icroso"t   on the basiso" the

development o"

!S;*S.

Si*ple Sentence

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L2%2G -E34S

connect its su!"ect ith a ord generally found near

the end of the sentence#

36S BE 

T7E3 L2%2G -E34Sa*8is as appear s*ell

are ere !eco*e sound

as *ight feel stay

can could gro taste

has8hae had loo9 turn*ay8*ust *ight re*ain

shall should see*

ill ould

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,attern :' Su!"ect . Lin9ing -er!. Su!"ect ;o*ple*ent

Su!"ect -er! Su!" ;o*ple*ent Ader!ial

1omputer system are getting more intelligent 2adj.4 these days.

!ultimedia so"tware is interactive. 2adj.4

P1s have become commodity items 2n.4

Supercomputers are high %capacity

computers 2adj.4

Si*ple Sentence

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,attern <' Su!"ect . -er!. ndirect !" . /irect !"

Su!"ect -er! ndirect !" /irect !" Ader!ial

o shold send me the file by tomorrow.

/ emailed them the docments.

They boght their com!any a new anti)

 ,irs !rogram.

Si*ple Sentence

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2. S + V + DO

 The transitive action verb is followedby a direct object.

!ote: The second !", the direct object, receives a di#erent n$erical designation %!"&'

beca$se it is not the sae as the s$bject %!"('.

-y brother is ta"ing his wife on a crise.

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3. S + LV + SCN

 The linking verb is followed by a no$n thatf$nctions as the s$bjective copleent.

!ote: The second no$n, the s$bjectivecopleent, is the sae as the s$bject %)r. *aes + teacher'.

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3. S + LV + SCA The verb of being is followed by an

adjective that f$nctions as thes$bjective copleent.

 The s$bjective copleent adjective ay

be aprepositional phrase.

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Writing Sentences ,ractice

< She bought a new bag.

< She seems so happy in this picture.

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Writing Sentences ,ractice

< =e is giving a presentation.

< =e described the budget to the audience.

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Writing Sentences ,ractice

< She is bored.

< She thin#s o" someone.

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Writing Sentences ,ractice

• They are ha,ing a meeting ,ia ,ideo

conference.

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 A com!ond sentence contains 2 sim!le sentences joined by a

coordinating conjnction 0and' bt' so' for' or with a comma

!receding it.

sim!le 1 sim!le 2

 /- sold a lot of com!ters last year. /t made a healthy !rofit.

sim!le1 conjnction sim!le 2 4 com!ond

  /- sold a lot of com!ters last year = so it made a healthy !rofit.

Si*ple 1 Si*ple $

;o*pound Sentence

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;oordinating

con"unctions

E>a*ples

And shows addition /magesetters !rodce ,ery high)soltion

ot!t= and they are etremely fast.

4ut shows o!!osition #ot matri !rinters can !rint ! to 5((

characters !er second= !ut they !rodce

low resoltion ot!t.

;o*pound Sentence

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;oordinating

con"unctions

E>a*ples

So shows a reslt The com!ter crashed= so / lost all of my

wor".

or  shows a reason6 &ood !rogrammers sally test their

!rograms many times= for they don7t want to

o,erloo" any errors.

;o*pound Sentence

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;o*pound Sentence

;oordinating

con"unctions

E>a*ples

r  shows an alternati,e

or choice6

8om!ter !rogrammers write !rograms for

sers' or end sers !rchase and se

com!ter software.

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;o*!ining Sentences

8om!ters ha,e ta"en a dominant role in or society.

-ost new jobs re:ire access to com!ters and the /nternet.

8om!ters ha,e ta"en a dominant role in or

society= and most new jobs re:ire access to

com!ters and the /nternet.

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;o*!ining Sentences

>lat screen monitors re?uire less

space.

They eliminate screen "lic#er.

>lat screen monitors re?uire less space, and 

they eliminate screen "lic#er.

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;o*!ining Sentences

9luetooth can trans"er data and voice very "ast.

It uses high "re?uency radio waves.

9luetooth can trans"er data and voice very"ast, "or it uses high "re?uency radio waves.

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More Linking Verbs

•  The linking verb ay be a word siilar tobe,- s$ch as see,- appear,-becoe,- or looks.-

• r, it ay be a verb relating to the senses.&randma7s hose always smelled li"e moth balls.

  $P1 => A#?

sbject sbjecti,e com!lement

The air feels wintry today.

  $P1 => A#?

sbject sbjecti,e com!lement

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4. S + V + IO + DO

 The action verb is followed by an indirectobject and then a direct object.

!ote: The indirect object and the direct object eachreceive a new n$erical designation beca$se eachis di#erent fro the other and both are di#erentfro the s$bject.

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5. S + V + DO + DOCN

 The action verb is followed by a direct object. The direct object is followed by a no$nf$nctioning as an objective copleent.

!ote: The second !", the direct object, receives a di#erent n$ericaldesignation %!"&' beca$se it is not the sae as the s$bject %!"('. The third !", the objective copleent, receives the saen$erical designation as the direct object %!"&' beca$se it is thesae as the direct object %*acobsen + friend'.

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5. S + V + DO + DOCA

 The action verb is followed by a directobject. The direct object is followed byan adjective f$nctioning as an objective

copleent.

!ote: The second !", the direct object, receives a di#erent

n$erical designation %!"&' beca$se it is not the sae as thes$bject %!"('.

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