Sentence Patterns

Kindness always comes back to you. The pattern of the sentence is...

• subject + verb

• subject + verb + direct object

• subject + linking verb + predicate adjective

One kind word can save someone's entire day. The pattern of the sentence is...

• subject + verb

• subject + linking verb + predicate noun

• subject + verb + direct object

The only real prison is fear. The pattern of this sentence is...

• subject + linking verb + predicate adjective

• subject + linking verb + predicate nominative

• subject + verb + direct object

A negative mind will never give you a positive life. The pattern of this sentence is...

• subject + verb + direct object + objective complement

• subject + verb + indirect object + direct object

• subject + verb + direct object

Criticism makes you strong. The pattern of this sentence is...

• subject + verb + direct object + objective complement

• subject + linking verb + predicate nominative

• subject + linking very + predicate adjective

The merit in all things lies in their difficulty. The pattern of this sentence is...

• s + v+ io + do

• s + v

• s + s + lv + pn

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. The pattern of this sentence is...

• s + lv + pn + pn

• s + v + do + do

• s + lv + pa + pa

Everything has beauty. The pattern of this sentence is...

• s + lv + pa

• s + lv + pn

• s + v + do

Your behavior, not your beliefs, make you a better person. The pattern of this sentence is...

• s + v + do + oc

• s + v

• s + lv + pa

No act of kindness is every wasted. The pattern of this sentence is...

• s + v

• s + lv + pa

• s + v + do