S3 Grammar Exercises: Identify the pattern of the following sentences.
S3 Grammar Exercises worksheet from 2020-2021, featuring a list of 21 sentences to identify sentence patterns, including examples like "During my teen years, I grew tall" and "The farmers in Iowa grow a lot of wheat."
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To solve this task, we need to identify the sentence pattern for each of the 21 sentences provided. Sentence patterns typically refer to the structure of the sentence, such as Subject-Verb (SV), Subject-Verb-Object (SVO), Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI), etc. Let's go through each sentence step by step:
1. During my teen years, I grew tall.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "I" is the subject, "grew" is the verb, and "tall" is the complement describing the subject.
2. For some people, the four-day work week will remain a dream for a long time.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "the four-day work week" is the subject, "will remain" is the verb, and "a dream" is the complement.
3. In another life, I must have been a dancer.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "I" is the subject, "must have been" is the verb, and "a dancer" is the complement.
4. This kind of plant stays green.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "This kind of plant" is the subject, "stays" is the verb, and "green" is the complement.
5. My brother showed me the stream behind the wooded area.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "My brother" is the subject, "showed" is the verb, "me" is the indirect object, and "the stream" is the direct object.
6. You are very quiet today.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "You" is the subject, "are" is the verb, and "very quiet" is the complement.
7. The personality test found Jenkins unsuitable for the position.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The personality test" is the subject, "found" is the verb, "Jenkins" is the object, and "unsuitable for the position" is the complement.
8. After much deliberation, Millie bought the biggest car on the lot.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "Millie" is the subject, "bought" is the verb, and "the biggest car" is the object.
9. Later, Smith became the most important person in his life.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "Smith" is the subject, "became" is the verb, and "the most important person" is the complement.
10. The committee declared the new design a breakthrough in energy efficiency.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The committee" is the subject, "declared" is the verb, "the new design" is the object, and "a breakthrough in energy efficiency" is the complement.
11. Under most circumstances, we would be happy with your work.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "we" is the subject, "would be" is the verb, and "happy with your work" is the complement.
12. The professor considered the student a genius at mathematics.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The professor" is the subject, "considered" is the verb, "the student" is the object, and "a genius at mathematics" is the complement.
13. The farmers in Iowa grow a lot of wheat.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "The farmers in Iowa" is the subject, "grow" is the verb, and "a lot of wheat" is the object.
14. The plant shutdown left the entire area an economic disaster.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The plant shutdown" is the subject, "left" is the verb, "the entire area" is the object, and "an economic disaster" is the complement.
15. The new manager will award a prize to the best worker.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "The new manager" is the subject, "will award" is the verb, "a prize" is the direct object, and "to the best worker" is the indirect object.
16. Long holiday weekends now give people a taste of more leisure time.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "Long holiday weekends" is the subject, "give" is the verb, "people" is the indirect object, and "a taste of more leisure time" is the direct object.
17. The low cost of the new computer made competition much too difficult for some of the other companies.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The low cost of the new computer" is the subject, "made" is the verb, "competition" is the object, and "much too difficult for some of the other companies" is the complement.
18. Some of my friends gave a Christmas party at a big hotel.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "Some of my friends" is the subject, "gave" is the verb, and "a Christmas party" is the object.
19. The supervisor mailed the applicant a description of the job.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "The supervisor" is the subject, "mailed" is the verb, "the applicant" is the indirect object, and "a description of the job" is the direct object.
20. The wheat grows fast in July.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb (SV)
- Reasoning: "The wheat" is the subject, "grows" is the verb, and "fast in July" is an adverbial phrase.
21. We grew weary in the hot sun.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "We" is the subject, "grew" is the verb, and "weary" is the complement.
Final Answer:
1. SVC
2. SVC
3. SVC
4. SVC
5. SVOI
6. SVC
7. SVOC
8. SVO
9. SVC
10. SVOC
11. SVC
12. SVOC
13. SVO
14. SVOC
15. SVOI
16. SVOI
17. SVOC
18. SVO
19. SVOI
20. SV
21. SVC
1. During my teen years, I grew tall.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "I" is the subject, "grew" is the verb, and "tall" is the complement describing the subject.
2. For some people, the four-day work week will remain a dream for a long time.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "the four-day work week" is the subject, "will remain" is the verb, and "a dream" is the complement.
3. In another life, I must have been a dancer.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "I" is the subject, "must have been" is the verb, and "a dancer" is the complement.
4. This kind of plant stays green.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "This kind of plant" is the subject, "stays" is the verb, and "green" is the complement.
5. My brother showed me the stream behind the wooded area.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "My brother" is the subject, "showed" is the verb, "me" is the indirect object, and "the stream" is the direct object.
6. You are very quiet today.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "You" is the subject, "are" is the verb, and "very quiet" is the complement.
7. The personality test found Jenkins unsuitable for the position.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The personality test" is the subject, "found" is the verb, "Jenkins" is the object, and "unsuitable for the position" is the complement.
8. After much deliberation, Millie bought the biggest car on the lot.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "Millie" is the subject, "bought" is the verb, and "the biggest car" is the object.
9. Later, Smith became the most important person in his life.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "Smith" is the subject, "became" is the verb, and "the most important person" is the complement.
10. The committee declared the new design a breakthrough in energy efficiency.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The committee" is the subject, "declared" is the verb, "the new design" is the object, and "a breakthrough in energy efficiency" is the complement.
11. Under most circumstances, we would be happy with your work.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "we" is the subject, "would be" is the verb, and "happy with your work" is the complement.
12. The professor considered the student a genius at mathematics.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The professor" is the subject, "considered" is the verb, "the student" is the object, and "a genius at mathematics" is the complement.
13. The farmers in Iowa grow a lot of wheat.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "The farmers in Iowa" is the subject, "grow" is the verb, and "a lot of wheat" is the object.
14. The plant shutdown left the entire area an economic disaster.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The plant shutdown" is the subject, "left" is the verb, "the entire area" is the object, and "an economic disaster" is the complement.
15. The new manager will award a prize to the best worker.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "The new manager" is the subject, "will award" is the verb, "a prize" is the direct object, and "to the best worker" is the indirect object.
16. Long holiday weekends now give people a taste of more leisure time.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "Long holiday weekends" is the subject, "give" is the verb, "people" is the indirect object, and "a taste of more leisure time" is the direct object.
17. The low cost of the new computer made competition much too difficult for some of the other companies.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object-Complement (SVOC)
- Reasoning: "The low cost of the new computer" is the subject, "made" is the verb, "competition" is the object, and "much too difficult for some of the other companies" is the complement.
18. Some of my friends gave a Christmas party at a big hotel.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)
- Reasoning: "Some of my friends" is the subject, "gave" is the verb, and "a Christmas party" is the object.
19. The supervisor mailed the applicant a description of the job.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object (SVOI)
- Reasoning: "The supervisor" is the subject, "mailed" is the verb, "the applicant" is the indirect object, and "a description of the job" is the direct object.
20. The wheat grows fast in July.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb (SV)
- Reasoning: "The wheat" is the subject, "grows" is the verb, and "fast in July" is an adverbial phrase.
21. We grew weary in the hot sun.
- Pattern: Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)
- Reasoning: "We" is the subject, "grew" is the verb, and "weary" is the complement.
Final Answer:
1. SVC
2. SVC
3. SVC
4. SVC
5. SVOI
6. SVC
7. SVOC
8. SVO
9. SVC
10. SVOC
11. SVC
12. SVOC
13. SVO
14. SVOC
15. SVOI
16. SVOI
17. SVOC
18. SVO
19. SVOI
20. SV
21. SVC
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sentence pattern worksheet answers.
