Sentence Patterns

Front

What is a sentence pattern?

Back

A sentence pattern is the structure or arrangement of words in a sentence that shows the relationship between the subject, verb, and other elements.

Front

What does S-V stand for in sentence patterns?

Back

S-V stands for Subject-Verb, indicating a sentence that has a subject followed by a verb.

Front

What does S-V-DO stand for?

Back

S-V-DO stands for Subject-Verb-Direct Object, indicating a sentence that has a subject, a verb, and a direct object.

Front

What does S-V-IO-DO stand for?

Back

S-V-IO-DO stands for Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object, indicating a sentence that has a subject, a verb, an indirect object, and a direct object.

Front

What does S-LV-PN stand for?

Back

S-LV-PN stands for Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Noun, indicating a sentence that has a subject, a linking verb, and a predicate noun.

Front

What does S-LV-PA stand for?

Back

S-LV-PA stands for Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Adjective, indicating a sentence that has a subject, a linking verb, and a predicate adjective.

Front

Example of S-V sentence pattern.

Back

"The dog barks." (Subject: The dog, Verb: barks)

Front

Example of S-V-DO sentence pattern.

Back

"She reads a book." (Subject: She, Verb: reads, Direct Object: a book)

Front

Example of S-V-IO-DO sentence pattern.

Back

"He gave her a gift." (Subject: He, Verb: gave, Indirect Object: her, Direct Object: a gift)

Front

Example of S-LV-PN sentence pattern.

Back

"He is a teacher." (Subject: He, Linking Verb: is, Predicate Noun: a teacher)