Basic English Sentence Patterns

Choose the subject of the sentence:

The invention of machines has brought most of the changes.

• The invention

• The invention of machines

• has

• has brought

Choose the predicate of the sentence:

The invention of machines has brought most of the changes.

• The invention

• The invention of machines

• has

• has brought most of the changes

Choose the subject of this sentence:

No building was more than four stories high.

• no building

• was more than

• four stories high

• building

Please choose the predicate of this sentence:

TV, telephones, and elevators would astonish him.

• TV, telephones and elevators

• would

• would astonish

• him

What is the pattern of this sentence:

Marty has felt well recently.

• S + Vi (+ adv)

• S + LV + SC

• S + Vt + dO

• S + Vt + dO + OC

What is the pattern of this sentence:

Stores are busiest at Christmas time.

• S + Vi (+ adv)

• S + LV + SC

• S + Vt + dO

• S + Vt + dO + OC

What is the pattern of this sentence:

Many florists send their best customers orchids on New Year’s Eve.

• S + Vi (+ adv)

• S + LV + SC

• S + Vt + dO

• S + Vt + iO + dO

What is the pattern of this sentence:

Jeremy found his mother-in-law selfish and greedy.

• S + Vi (+ adv)

• S + LV + SC

• S + Vt + dO + OC

• S + Vt + iO + dO

A transitive verb is...

• a verb that doesn't require an object

• a verb that requires an object

• a verb that has the same form with verb-2 and verb-3

• a verb that is followed directly with object complement

A intransitive verb is...

• a verb that doesn't require an object

• a verb that requires an object

• a verb that has the same form with verb-2 and verb-3

• a verb that is followed directly with object complement