English Grammar 2 - 2021 Class Assignment #2: Identify sentence patterns in sentences.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and figure out the pattern.

We’re looking for:
- S = Subject (who or what the sentence is about)
- V = Verb (the action or state)
- O = Object (what receives the action)
- C = Complement (describes the subject or object — often after “is”, “are”, “was”, etc.)
- A = Adverbial (tells where, when, how — like “in the sky”, “sweetly”, “yesterday”)

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1. Dogs bark
→ Subject: Dogs
→ Verb: bark
→ No object, no complement, no adverbial needed.
Pattern: SV

2. She is a teacher
→ Subject: She
→ Verb: is
→ Complement: a teacher (describes “she”)
Pattern: SVC

3. I bought a pen
→ Subject: I
→ Verb: bought
→ Object: a pen (what was bought?)
Pattern: SVO

4. Sita went to school
→ Subject: Sita
→ Verb: went
→ Adverbial: to school (where she went)
Pattern: SVA

5. They painted the wall green
→ Subject: They
→ Verb: painted
→ Object: the wall
→ Complement: green (describes the wall after painting) → this is an object complement
Pattern: SVOC

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Now part 2:

6. Birds fly in the sky
→ Subject: Birds
→ Verb: fly
→ Adverbial: in the sky (where they fly)
Pattern: SVA

Wait — option says SVCA? That would mean Subject + Verb + Complement + Adverbial. But there’s no complement here. “In the sky” is just telling where — so it’s SVA.

But let’s check options:
a. SVCA → too many parts
b. SVO → no object
c. SVA → yes!

So answer: SVA

7. My friend gave me a gift
→ Subject: My friend
→ Verb: gave
→ Indirect Object: me (to whom?)
→ Direct Object: a gift (what was given?)
This is S + V + IO + DO → written as SVIODO

Option b is SVIODO → correct.

8. We played chess
→ Subject: We
→ Verb: played
→ Object: chess
Pattern: SVO

9. Yesterday I met Sheela
→ Adverbial: Yesterday (when)
→ Subject: I
→ Verb: met
→ Object: Sheela
So order is A + S + V + O → ASVO

10. She sings sweetly
→ Subject: She
→ Verb: sings
→ Adverbial: sweetly (how she sings)
Pattern: SVA

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Let’s double-check all:

1. SV ✔
2. SVC ✔
3. SVO ✔
4. SVA ✔
5. SVOC ✔
6. SVA ✔
7. SVIODO ✔
8. SVO ✔
9. ASVO ✔
10. SVA ✔

All match the options given.

Final Answer:
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. a
10. c