Identify sentence patterns in this grammar exercise worksheet.
Exercise worksheet identifying sentence patterns with examples and options for S + V + IO + DO, S + V + DO + to/for + IO, S + V + O + OC (N), and S + V + O + OC (Adj).
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Task: Identify the type of sentence pattern for each sentence.
The sentence patterns provided are:
1. S + V + IO + DO (Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object)
2. S + V + DO + to/for + IO (Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Preposition + Indirect Object)
3. S + V + O + OC (N) (Subject + Verb + Object + Object Complement (Noun))
4. S + V + O + OC (Adj) (Subject + Verb + Object + Object Complement (Adjective))
Solution:
Let's analyze each sentence and identify its pattern:
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#### 1. Beauty often makes women proud.
- Subject (S): Beauty
- Verb (V): makes
- Object (O): women
- Object Complement (Adj): proud
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (Adj)
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#### 2. Claudio finds television a waste of time.
- Subject (S): Claudio
- Verb (V): finds
- Object (O): television
- Object Complement (N): a waste of time
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (N)
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#### 3. The police showed these photos to the man in the car.
- Subject (S): The police
- Verb (V): showed
- Direct Object (DO): these photos
- Preposition + Indirect Object: to the man in the car
- Pattern: S + V + DO + to/for + IO
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#### 4. I consider hang-gliding dangerous.
- Subject (S): I
- Verb (V): consider
- Object (O): hang-gliding
- Object Complement (Adj): dangerous
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (Adj)
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#### 5. We sold the students the doughnuts.
- Subject (S): We
- Verb (V): sold
- Indirect Object (IO): the students
- Direct Object (DO): the doughnuts
- Pattern: S + V + IO + DO
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#### 6. My sister thought my clothes old-fashioned.
- Subject (S): My sister
- Verb (V): thought
- Object (O): my clothes
- Object Complement (Adj): old-fashioned
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (Adj)
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#### 7. Our neighbors call our fence The Great Wall.
- Subject (S): Our neighbors
- Verb (V): call
- Object (O): our fence
- Object Complement (N): The Great Wall
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (N)
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#### 8. Peter hands him a piece of paper.
- Subject (S): Peter
- Verb (V): hands
- Indirect Object (IO): him
- Direct Object (DO): a piece of paper
- Pattern: S + V + IO + DO
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#### 9. Scientists named the plant liverwort.
- Subject (S): Scientists
- Verb (V): named
- Object (O): the plant
- Object Complement (N): liverwort
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (N)
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#### 10. She cooked a meal for her visitors.
- Subject (S): She
- Verb (V): cooked
- Direct Object (DO): a meal
- Preposition + Indirect Object: for her visitors
- Pattern: S + V + DO + to/for + IO
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#### 11. The bank manager reluctantly granted the poor farmer a loan this morning.
- Subject (S): The bank manager
- Verb (V): granted
- Indirect Object (IO): the poor farmer
- Direct Object (DO): a loan
- Pattern: S + V + IO + DO
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#### 12. The magician found his assistant a helpful girl.
- Subject (S): The magician
- Verb (V): found
- Indirect Object (IO): his assistant
- Direct Object (DO): a helpful girl
- Pattern: S + V + IO + DO
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#### 13. The party at the amusement park made the little girl’s friends happy.
- Subject (S): The party at the amusement park
- Verb (V): made
- Object (O): the little girl’s friends
- Object Complement (Adj): happy
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (Adj)
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#### 14. They named his son John.
- Subject (S): They
- Verb (V): named
- Object (O): his son
- Object Complement (N): John
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (N)
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#### 15. We painted the town red.
- Subject (S): We
- Verb (V): painted
- Object (O): the town
- Object Complement (Adj): red
- Pattern: S + V + O + OC (Adj)
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Final Answer:
1. S + V + O + OC (Adj)
2. S + V + O + OC (N)
3. S + V + DO + to/for + IO
4. S + V + O + OC (Adj)
5. S + V + IO + DO
6. S + V + O + OC (Adj)
7. S + V + O + OC (N)
8. S + V + IO + DO
9. S + V + O + OC (N)
10. S + V + DO + to/for + IO
11. S + V + IO + DO
12. S + V + IO + DO
13. S + V + O + OC (Adj)
14. S + V + O + OC (N)
15. S + V + O + OC (Adj)
Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{S + V + O + OC (Adj)} \\
2. \text{S + V + O + OC (N)} \\
3. \text{S + V + DO + to/for + IO} \\
4. \text{S + V + O + OC (Adj)} \\
5. \text{S + V + IO + DO} \\
6. \text{S + V + O + OC (Adj)} \\
7. \text{S + V + O + OC (N)} \\
8. \text{S + V + IO + DO} \\
9. \text{S + V + O + OC (N)} \\
10. \text{S + V + DO + to/for + IO} \\
11. \text{S + V + IO + DO} \\
12. \text{S + V + IO + DO} \\
13. \text{S + V + O + OC (Adj)} \\
14. \text{S + V + O + OC (N)} \\
15. \text{S + V + O + OC (Adj)}
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of subject complement worksheet.