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SENTENCE PATTERN

 There are five main components in a sentence. 

1.Subject 

2.Verb

3.Complement

4.Object  

    -Direct object 

    -Indirect object 

5.Adjunct

        Adjective -Adverb

1.SUBJECT: [S] - Consists of nouns or pronouns - Occurs before a verb Ex: 1.Birds fly

2.The lion roars.

2.VERB:[V] - Consists of Auxiliary verb and Action word.

Auxiliary verb: 

Am, is , are, was, were, have, has, had, do , does, did, can, could, shall,  

will, would, may, might, must.

Action verb: Sing, dance, sleep, eat, walk, ran , talk…. 

Ex: 1.Birds fly. 2.The lion roars. 3.Raja talks. 4.She will go. 5.We are playing. (3).OBJECT:[O] - Consists of noun or noun phrases. - Transitive verb. Direct object:[DO] -Answers the question ‘ what’ after verb  

Ex: S V O 

1.Sheela / likes / cats / S V O 2.They / eat / mangoes / S V O

3.The lion / killed / the deer/ Indirect object [ IO]: -Answers the question ‘whom’. Ex:

1.I / gave / Vimala / a pen/

2.My uncle / gift / me / a watch/ 3.My mother / told / us / a story/ Key words: Me , us, him, her, his, them,….

(4) ADJUNCT( A): 

- Answers the questions ‘ Where’, ‘When’, ‘Why’, ‘How’ 

‘Where’:-( adverb) -denotes the place -here , there, everywhere , at school , at home. ‘When’:-( adverb) -denotes time -now , later, in the morning , at 7p.m 

‘Why’:-( adverb) 

-explains the Reason. 

-due to fever , through floods,…… ‘How’:-

-adjective form Adverb of Manners: Swiftly, Carefully, Rarely…… Examples: S V A 1.She / sings / well /

S V A 

2.Nithya / will come / tomorrow / S V A 

3.Uma / had gone / to srilanka / S V A A A 

4.Shivangi / sings / sweetly /in vijay super singer / at 9.30 p.m/ (5).COMPLEMENT:[C] 

-Completes the meaning in the sentence. -Tells abount the subject. -Next to ‘ Be verbs’ ( main verb) Ex: 

C 

1.They / are / players/ 

C 

2.He / is / wise /

C 

3.I / am / an Indian/ C 4.It / grew / dark / C

5.He / become / a lawyer /

IDENTIFY THE PATTERN OF THE SENTENCES: 

1.Ajith wrote. (SV / SA / SO) 2.They painted the car Red. ( SVIODO / SVOC / SVO) 3.Velu grew tired after the match. (SVCA / SVIODO / SVOC)

4. He was going to school. (SVO / SVA / SVCA) 5.I met my friend at the market. (SVIODO / SVOC / SVOA) 6.Reading made him a complete man. (SVOC / SVIODO / SVOA) 7.They named this child Ria. 

( SVAC/ SVOC/ SVCA) 

8.Ram’s father is a lawyer. ( SVC/ SVA/SVIODO) 

9.He sang me a song melodiously. (SVOC/ SVOA/SVIODO) 10.This shoe is large. 

(SVO/SVC/SVA) 11.His father gave him his school bag. ( SVC/ SVOC/SVIODO) 12.The players entered the room. (SVO/SVA/SVC) 13.Eve-teasers must be punished severely. (SVA/SVC/SVOA)

14.We wear woolen clothes in winter season. (SVOC/SVIODO/SVOA) 15. I shall meet you tomorrow. (SVO/SVIODO/SVOA) 

16.He answered the question instantly. (SVOA/SVCA/SVIODO)

17.They named the boy Avilash. ( SVAC/SVOC/SVCA) 18.We completed the work on time. 

(SVOC/SVAC/SVOA) 19.The meeting ended with a vote of thanks. (SVA/SVC/SVO)

20.I bought a new car yesterday. (SVAO/SVCA/SVOA) 21.Raju woke up. (SV/ SVA/SO) 22.He wore his new uniform. ( SVA/ SVO/SVIODO) 23.Shyam gave me the right answer. (SVOA/ SVOC/ SVIODO) 24.He visits the orphanage frequently. (SVOA/SVOC/SVIODO)

25.We call Gandhi Mahatma (SVOA/SVOC/SVC) 26.Alexander conquered many countries. 

(SVA/SVO/SVC)

27.All the cows have been milked. ( SVA/ SVO/SV) 28.Suddenly they heard a cry. 

(ASVC/ASVO/SVAO) 

29. The cat chased the rat. (SVC/SVA/SVO)

30.Once he was rich. (SVOC/ASVC/ASVO) 31.The children in the classroom made noise. (SVO/SVAO/SAVO) 32.We saw a big snake in the garden. (SVOA/SVOC/SVC) 33.The fruit tasted better. (SVO/SVC/SVIODO) 34.The manager paid them their salary. (SVIODO/ASVIODO/SVOC) 35.A big cobra swallowed a big rat. 

(SVO/SVC/SVCA) 36.We elected him as our Musician. (SVOC/SVIODO/SVOA) 37.Everday the post man brings us letters. (SVOCA/SVOAA/ASVIODO) 38.Yesterday we found the question easy. (ASVOC/SVOAA/ASVOA)

39.Always he is busy. (ASVO/ASVC/SVIODO) 40.Everymorning I read the book (ASVC/ASVO/ASVA) 41.Our Master teaches us English Grammar patiently. (ASVIODO/SVIODOA/SVIODOC)

42.The milk turned sour soon. (SVOA/SVOC/SVCA) 43.They made him captain last month. (SVOCA/SVOAC/SVOAA) 44. She draws pictures easily on the wall. (SCAOC/SVOAC/SVOAA) 45.I bought this laptop in Bangalore. 

(SVOC/SVOA/SVAA) 

46.They called Einstein Genius. (SVOC/ SVOA/SVAA) 47.Raghu is tall. (SVA / SVC/SVO) 

48.All of a sudden the magician showed them a parrot. ( ASVIODO/ ASVOC /ASVOA) 49.In this dress Our class teacher looks smart. (ASVIODO/ ASVOC/ ASVOA) 50.Surya drives the car swiftly. 

(SVOA/SVOC/SVAA) 

HINTS: Subject complements: Have,has,had,become,look,feel,grow,seem,taste,small,appear,begin,behave,remain (main verb) Object complement: Make , name, call, think, elect, find, prove, choose, appoint,consider,keep,struck,paint,declare , approve ( main verb).

KEYANSWERS: 

1.SV	2.SVOC	3.SVCA	4.SVA	5.SVOA
6.SVOC	7.SVOC	8.SVC	9.SVIODO	10.SVC
11.SVIODO	12.SVA	13.SVA	14.SVOA	15.SVOA
16.SVOA	17.SVOC	18.SVOA	19.SVA	20.SVOA
21.SV	22.SVO	23.SVIODO	24.SVOA	25.SVOC
26.SVO	27.SV	28.ASVO	29.SVO	30.ASVC
31.SVO	32.SVOA	33.SVC	34.SVIODO	35.SVO
36.SVOC	37.ASVIODO	38.ASVOC	39.ASVC	40.ASVO
41.SVIODO	42.SVCA	43.SVOCA	44.SVOAA	45.SVOA
46.SVOC	47.SVC	48.ASVIODO	49.ASVC	50.SVOA

PREPARED BY 

S.VASANTHI 

B.T.ASSISTANT( ENGLISH) 

TIRUPATTUR DISTRICT

 

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