NAME : T. VIJAYALAKSHMI

COURSE: B.ED.,

BATCH : 2009 - 2010

MAJOR : ENGLISH

TOPIC : “SENTENCE

PATTERN”

VILLUPURAM

1.What is a Sentence?A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense.

A sentence consists of S + V + O

Eg: Ram eats fruits

Children - SUBJECT

Play - VERB

Sentence is divided into two basic elements

1.Subject 2.Predicate

S Predicate

• Reetu / is sitting in the park.

Subject Predicate

2. They / are purchasing fruits.

There are 5 types of clause elements.

1. SUBJECT - S

2. VERB - V

3. OBJECT -

4. COMPLEMENT - C

5. ADJUNCT OR ADVERBS - A

DO

IO

SUBJECT:-

Definition:-

Subject is the thing or person talked about in a sentence.

Eg:-

ROHITH CHILDREN INDIA

Verb – (V)

Definition:-

Verb is a word or phrase expressing sentence, action or occurrence.

V

Eg:- They have been painting the house.

Complement – C

It is a word or phrase that completes the

meaning of a sentence. Usually it follows ‘be’

form verbs.

(is/am/are/was/were) or become.

Eg:-

The police became a minister

Police Minister

Object – O

It is a word towards which the action of a verb is directed.

It is divided into 2 types

Direct Object - DO

Indirect - IO

Direct Object:-

It answers to the question - What?

Indirect Object - IO

It answers to the question - to whom?

Object – ODefinition:-

It is a word towards which the action of a verb is directed.

Eg:-

BOOKS KITE INKBOTTLE

IO & DO1. The phrase which answers the question What-? Is called Direct

Object – (DO)

Eg:- I told them a story

1. (What ? – a story – DO)

2. She gave me a book

(What ? – a book – DO)

Adjunct - A

Definition:-

The adjunct is an addition to a sentence. Its addition or

removal does not affect the sense greatly. It provides answers to

the questions

How?

Where?

When?

Why?

Adjunct – Examples.

1. He walks slowly

(How ? Slowly)

2. He went to Calcutta.

(Where ? – Calcutta)

3. My father came yesterday.

(When ? – Yesterday)

4. The team sat in the hotel to eat.

(Why – to eat)

S + V S V

1. She smiled

2. The boys / ran

SENTENCE PATTERNS

S V O

1. We played tennis.

S V O

2. They repaired the road.

SVCS V C

We are hungry

S V C

Some of his friends are rich

S V IO DO

1. She gave him a watch.

S V IO DO

2. The postman brought the letter for me.

SVIODO

SVCAS V C A

Veena became rich suddenly

S V C A

My mother fell ill unexpectedly.

A S V

1. Slowly the engine moved.

A S V

2. Yesterday the house burnt.

ASV

SVAAS V A A

1. We laughed heartily at the joke.

S V A A

2. Grandma was laughing loudly yesterday.

SVAS V A

1. She spoke angrily.

S V A

2. Ramesh walked fast

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