15 Questions
What is the subject-verb pattern called?
Subject-verb pattern
What is the subject-verb-object pattern also known as?
Subject-verb pattern
Which pattern involves the subject, verb, and a complement?
Subject-verb-complement pattern
In which pattern does the subject perform an action on an object?
Subject-verb-object pattern
Which pattern includes an adverbial providing additional information about the action performed by the subject?
Subject-verb-adverbial pattern
Which pattern involves the subject, verb, and an adverbial?
Subject-verb-adverbial pattern
Which sentence pattern consists of subject-verb-indirect object-direct object?
The girl gave her friend a present.
Which sentence pattern consists of subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object?
The dog fetched the ball for the boy.
What is the role of the indirect object in a sentence?
It specifies to whom or for whom the action is done.
In which sentence would you find a subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern?
She baked her sister a cake.
What is the function of the direct object in a sentence?
It receives the action of the verb.
Which sentence does not follow the subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern?
The baby kicked the ball to his sister.
In which sentence does the verb directly act on both an indirect and a direct object?
They made him a sandwich.
What is true about sentences following subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern?
The indirect object always comes before the direct object.
Which part of speech often serves as an indirect object in a sentence?
Noun
Study Notes
5 basic sentence pattern
1. subject-verb
- The subject-verb pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb pattern, or subject-verb-object (
2. subject-verb-object
- The subject-verb-object pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb-object pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb-object pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb-object pattern, or subject-verb-object (
- The subject-verb-object pattern, or subject-verb-object (
3. subject-verb-complement
- The subject-verb-complement pattern, or subject-verb-complement (
- The subject-verb-complement pattern, or subject-verb-complement (
- The subject-verb-complement pattern, or subject-verb-complement (
- The subject-verb-complement pattern, or subject-verb-complement (
- The subject-verb-complement pattern, or subject-verb-complement (
3. subject-verb-adverbial
- The subject-verb-adverbial pattern, or subject-verb-adverbial (
- The subject-verb-adverbial pattern, or subject-verb-adverbial (
- The subject-verb-adverbial pattern, or subject-verb-adverbial (
- The subject-verb-adverbial pattern, or subject-verb-adverbial (
- The subject-verb-adverbial pattern, or subject-verb-adverbial (
3. subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
5. subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object pattern, or subject-verb-object-indirect object-direct object (
- The subject-verb-object-indirect object-
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