SENTENCE
PATTERNS
Parts of a Sentence
Subject – doer of the action/ topic of the
sentence.
Predicate – states something about the subject.
Basic Sentence Patterns
SUBJECT-INTRANSITIVE VERB
Maria cooperated voluntarily.
S IV
An intransitive verb is a verb
without a direct object.
It answers the questions who
and does, BUT NOT what.
I wrote legibly.
Michael and Gabriel yawned.
He prays everyday.
Students should study every night.
She reads silently.
SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-DIRECT OBJECT
The students helped the barangay.
S TV DO
A transitive verb is a verb
that requires both a subject
and a direct object.
Moreover, it must answer the
questions: who-does-what
Someone ate the sandwich.
Mikko reads the dictionary.
The campers fear the bears.
The board showed their approval.
I played the piano.
SUBJECT-LINKING VERB-COMPLEMENT
Teachers are our second parent.
S LV C
A subject complement
completes a linking verb and
renames or describes the
subject.
Anne is the boss.
Whales and sharks are mammals.
That garbage on the street smells
bad.
He is dead.
Philippines is the “Pearl of the
Orient Seas.”
SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-DIRECT OBJECT-
OBJECT COMPLEMENT
He called the cashier beautiful.
S TV DO OC
An object complement is a
noun, pronoun, or adjective
which follows a direct object
and renames it or tells what
the direct object has
become.
The class elected Nadine president.
Cathy cut her hair short.
The child called the lady ugly.
Many people saw the movie "It".
We find the painting mesmirizing.
SUBJECT-TRANSITIVE VERB-INDIRECT OBJECT-
DIRECT OBJECT
Liza gave the children gifts.
S TV IO DO
An indirect object is an
object that represents the
person or thing that receives
what is being given or done.
Mom will paint Gabriel a picture.
He will give Mrs. Perez the
message.
Yvann gifted her a puppy.
I teach the students English.
Pearl sent Tom a book.
SENTENCE
PATTERNS