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What are the five clause patterns in standard English sentence composition?
What are the five clause patterns in standard English sentence composition?
Subject + Verb (intransitive), Subject + Verb (transitive) + Object, Subject + Verb (linking) + Subject Complement (adjective, noun, pronoun), Subject + Verb (transitive) + Indirect Object + Direct Object, Subject + Verb (transitive) + Object + Object Complement
What is the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence?
What is the difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence?
A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses, while a complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause.
Explain the transformation of the clause pattern S+V+O to S+V+IO+DO.
Explain the transformation of the clause pattern S+V+O to S+V+IO+DO.
The object of a preposition is transformed into an indirect object of the verb, as in the example sentence 'She made a pie for me' becoming 'She made me a pie.'
What is the classification of sentences based on in sentence composition?
What is the classification of sentences based on in sentence composition?
What are the two forms in which sentences can be composed?
What are the two forms in which sentences can be composed?
What are the three types of verbs mentioned in the text?
What are the three types of verbs mentioned in the text?
What does an action verb tell in a sentence?
What does an action verb tell in a sentence?
How do action verbs impact the flow of an article or conversation?
How do action verbs impact the flow of an article or conversation?
What are the two types of action verbs mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of action verbs mentioned in the text?
How do action verbs help the reader?
How do action verbs help the reader?
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