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Basic Sentence Patterns Explained

The document outlines basic sentence patterns in English, including structures such as subject + verb, subject + linking verb + subject complement, and subject + verb + direct object. It provides examples for each pattern to illustrate their usage. Additionally, it discusses more complex patterns involving indirect objects and object complements.

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Basic Sentence Patterns Explained

The document outlines basic sentence patterns in English, including structures such as subject + verb, subject + linking verb + subject complement, and subject + verb + direct object. It provides examples for each pattern to illustrate their usage. Additionally, it discusses more complex patterns involving indirect objects and object complements.

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BASIC SENTENCE

PATTERNS
Subject + verb. The simplest of sentence patterns is composed of
a subject and verb without a direct object or subject complement.
It uses an intransitive verb, that is, a verb requiring no direct
object:

The cross-member exposed to abnormal stress


eventually broke.

Only two types of charge exist in nature.


Subject + linking verb + subject complement. Another
simple pattern uses the linking verb, any form of the to be
verb without an action verb:
The chain reaction is the basis of nuclear power.

The debate over nuclear power has often been bitter.

Folding and faulting of the earth's surface are important


geologic processes.
Subject + verb + direct object. Another
common sentence pattern uses the direct
object:
Silicon conducts electricity in an unusual way.

The anti-reflective coating on the the silicon cell


reduces reflection from 32 to 22 percent.

Prestressing of the concrete increases the


load-carrying capacity of the members.
Subject + verb + indirect object + direct
object. The sentence pattern with the indirect
object and direct object is similar to the preceding
pattern:
We are sending you the balance of the payment in this letter.

I am writing her about a number of problems that I have had with


my Execucomp wordprocessor.

The supervisor mailed the applicant a description of the job.


Subject + verb + direct object + object complement. The
sentence pattern using the [direct object] and object
complement is not common but worth knowing:

The plant shutdown left the entire area an


economic disaster.

The committee declared the


new design a breakthrough in energy efficiency.

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