Sentence Patterns Fact/Worksheet | PDF - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence pattern one by one. We’ll break down the example sentences into their parts so you can see how they fit the pattern.

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1. Subject + Intransitive Verb [S – IV]

Example: *I prayed fervently.*

- Subject: Who is doing the action? → “I”
- Intransitive Verb: What action is happening? (No object needed) → “prayed”
- “fervently” is an adverb — it tells us HOW, but it’s not part of the core pattern.

✔ So:
Subject = I
Intransitive Verb = prayed

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2. Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object [S – TV – DO]

Example: *I cooked breakfast.*

- Subject: Who did it? → “I”
- Transitive Verb: What action? (Needs an object) → “cooked”
- Direct Object: What was cooked? → “breakfast”

✔ So:
Subject = I
Transitive Verb = cooked
Direct Object = breakfast

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3. Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object [S – TV – IO – DO]

Example: *Mother gave me my allowance.*

- Subject: Who gave? → “Mother”
- Transitive Verb: What action? → “gave”
- Indirect Object: To whom? → “me”
- Direct Object: What was given? → “my allowance”

✔ So:
Subject = Mother
Transitive Verb = gave
Indirect Object = me
Direct Object = my allowance

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4. Subject + Transitive Verb + Direct Object + Object Complement [S – TV – DO – OC]

Example: *The girls loved the program "Beauty Tips".*

Wait — this example doesn’t actually have an object complement! Let’s check:

An object complement renames or describes the direct object. For example: “They elected him president.” → “president” complements “him”.

But in “The girls loved the program ‘Beauty Tips’”, “Beauty Tips” is just naming the program — it’s part of the direct object, not a separate complement.

Actually, looking at the worksheet, it says:

> Object Complement: "Beauty Tips"

That’s incorrect grammar-wise. “Beauty Tips” is appositive to “the program”, not an object complement. But since we’re following the worksheet as given, we’ll label it as instructed.

So per worksheet:

- Subject = The girls
- Transitive Verb = loved
- Direct Object = the program
- Object Complement = "Beauty Tips" ← (even though technically it’s not)

⚠️ Note: This might be confusing later — real object complements describe or rename the DO, like “We painted the wall blue.” → “blue” is the OC.

But for now, let’s follow the worksheet.

✔ So:
Subject = The girls
Transitive Verb = loved
Direct Object = the program
Object Complement = "Beauty Tips"

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5. Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Noun / Nomination [S – LV – PN]

Example: *That man is an engineer.*

- Subject: Who? → “That man”
- Linking Verb: Connects subject to description → “is”
- Predicate Noun: Renames the subject → “an engineer”

✔ So:
Subject = That man
Linking Verb = is
Predicate Noun = an engineer

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6. Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective [S – LV – PA]

Example: *Susana is beautiful.*

- Subject: Who? → “Susana”
- Linking Verb: → “is”
- Predicate Adjective: Describes the subject → “beautiful”

✔ So:
Subject = Susana
Linking Verb = is
Predicate Adjective = beautiful

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Now, let’s write out all the answers clearly as requested.

Final Answer:
1. Subject: I; Intransitive Verb: prayed
2. Subject: I; Transitive Verb: cooked; Direct Object: breakfast
3. Subject: Mother; Transitive Verb: gave; Indirect Object: me; Direct Object: my allowance
4. Subject: The girls; Transitive Verb: loved; Direct Object: the program; Object Complement: "Beauty Tips"
5. Subject: That man; Linking Verb: is; Predicate Noun: an engineer
6. Subject: Susana; Linking Verb: is; Predicate Adjective: beautiful