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The document discusses the six basic sentence types: 1) S-IV, which includes a subject and an intransitive verb with no direct object. 2) S-TV-DO, which includes a subject, transitive verb, and direct object. 3) S-LV-C, which includes a subject, linking verb, and complement describing the subject. 4) S-TV-IO-DO, which includes a subject, transitive verb, indirect object, and direct object. 5) S-TV-DO-OC, which includes a subject, transitive verb, direct object, and objective complement describing the direct object. Examples are provided for each sentence type to

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Sentence Pattern

The document discusses the six basic sentence types: 1) S-IV, which includes a subject and an intransitive verb with no direct object. 2) S-TV-DO, which includes a subject, transitive verb, and direct object. 3) S-LV-C, which includes a subject, linking verb, and complement describing the subject. 4) S-TV-IO-DO, which includes a subject, transitive verb, indirect object, and direct object. 5) S-TV-DO-OC, which includes a subject, transitive verb, direct object, and objective complement describing the direct object. Examples are provided for each sentence type to

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In the following examples, the subjects are in bold, while the predicates are italicized:

 Grandpa is asleep.
 I prepared some coffee.

Aside from the subject and predicate, sentences also


contain complements. Complements (not to be confused with compliments) are words
that complete the meaning of a predicate. Two of the most important complements
are the direct  and indirect object.

Direct objects are nouns or pronouns that come after action verbs. They act as the
receiver of the action verb. On the other hand, indirect objects name the person or
object that something is given to, or done for. It is important to note that indirect
objects cannot exist without a direct object. But a direct object can exist even without
an indirect object.

The Six Basic Sentence Types


. These patterns refer to the arrangements of the elements of a sentence.

S – IV
The S–IV pattern is the simplest sentence type. It includes a subject and an intransitive
verb. Intransitive verbs are verbs that do not have a direct object. Also S – IV – Adv

Take note of the subject and the intransitive verb in the following examples:

 Peter sneezed.
 Evil exists.
 Fame ends.
S – TV – DO
Next, the S–TV–DO pattern includes a subject, a transitive verb, and a direct object.
Unlike intransitive verbs, transitive verbs are verbs that have a direct object.

Take note of the subject, transitive verb, and direct object in the following examples:

 The Chinese people have interesting traditions.


 S: Chinese people
 TV: have
 DO: traditions
 She slapped me.
 S: She
 TV: slapped
 DO: me
 Students should respect their teachers.
 S: Students
 TV: respect
 DO: teachers

S – LV – C
Then we have the S–LV–C sentence type. This includes a subject, a linking verb, and a
complement. Linking verbs are verbs that connect the subject with an adjective or
another noun. Common linking verbs include be, am, are, is, was, were, and seem. On
the other hand, a subjective complement is a word or a group of words that often
follow a linking verb. Subjective complements can either be nouns, pronouns, or
adjectives.

Take note of the subject, linking verb, and complements in the following examples:

 Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster.


 S: Albus Dumbledore
 LV: is
 C: headmaster
 Pandas and polar bears are endangered species.
 S: Pandas and polar bears
 LV: are
 C: endangered species
 That girl should be a singer.
 S: girl
 LV: be
 C: singer

S – TV – IO – DO
Next,  S–TV–IO–DO sentence types includes a subject, a transitive verb, an indirect
object, and a direct object.

In the following examples, take note of the subject, the transitive verb, the indirect
object, and the direct object:

 I gave the conductor our tickets.


 S: I
 TV: gave
 IO: conductor
 DO: tickets
 Faith gave Josh a new jacket.
 S: Faith
 TV: gave
 IO: Josh
 DO: new jacket
 Neil taught us the recipe.
 S: Neil
 TV: taught
 IO: us
 DO: recipe

S – TV – DO – OC
Next, the S–TV–DO–OC sentence type includes a subject, transitive verb, direct object,
and an objective complement. Unlike subjective complements, objective
complements describe a direct object. Generally, objective complements are nouns or
adjectives that describe direct objects.

Look at the following examples and take note of the subject, transitive verb, direct
object, and objective complement:

 He called the girl beautiful.


 S: He
 TV: called
 DO: girl
 OC: beautiful
 Dean defeated Sam fairly.
 S: Dean
 TV: defeated
 DO: Sam
 OC: fairly
 The class elected Josephine as president.
 S: The class
 TV: elected
 DO: Josephine
 OC: president

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