Basic Sentence Patterns
1.S IV
2.S TV DO
3.S LV C
4.S TV DO OC
5.S TV IO - DO
S IV
Subject Intransitive verb
IV Intransitive verb
- these verbs do not need noun or
adjectives to complete their meanings.
Example:
1. Birds fly.
2. The man is working.
S LV - C
Subject Linking Verb - Complement
Linking verbs connect the
subject and the complement.
Verb be (is, are, was, were,
has, been, am) and verbs like
smell, taste, look, sound, feel,
become, appear, seem are linking
verbs.
S LV - C
Subject Linking verb - Complement
Complement an adjective or
nouns that tells something about
the subject of the sentence.
Example:
1. Negroes are dark.
2. Miss Santos is a teacher.
S TV - DO
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object
Transitive verb requires one or
more objects.
Direct Object noun or pronoun
that receives the action of the
verb.
S TV - DO
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object
Examples:
1. Carpenters build houses.
2. They sell rice.
S TV DO - OC
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object
Object Complement
An object complement is a noun,
a pronoun, or an adjective that
renames or describes the direct
object.
S TV DO - OC
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object
Object Complement
Examples:
1. Cathy cut her hair short.
2. The class elected Nadine president.
S TV IO - DO
Subject Transitive Verb Indirect
Object Direct Object
An indirect object is the recipient
of the direct object.
S TV IO - DO
Subject Transitive Verb Indirect Object
Direct Object
Examples:
1. He lends Anna his bicycle.
2. Elsa made her sister a dress.
Revise the sentences below following the S-
TV-IO-DO pattern.
1. He sent a note to Miss Javier.
2. They gave a gift to Martha.
3. Jose made a lamp shade for her.
4. His father promised a job for him.
5. The manager got a new chair for
him.
Instruction: Identify each sentence pattern
below as: S-IV, S-TV-DO, S-LV-C, ST-TV-DO-OC OR
S-TV-IO-DO.
1. He bought his girlfriend a ring.
2. She sings and dances.
3. She made the problem
complicated.
4. She goes to school.
5. John and Marry are swimming.
6. He brought me a cup of tea.
7. The company has been very
successful.
8. They are in class.
9. He is brave.
10. I called my dog Potchie.
11. They are reading in the
library.
12. He has fixed the computer.
13. I wrote my friend a letter.
14. He appointed John his assistant.
15. They are internal auditors.
16. He runs very quickly.
17. You are independent.
18. They made her upset.
19. She was frightened.
20. My brother is doing homework.
