clause structure/patterns

Question 1

Identify the clause patterns:

Answer 1

Intransitive
Monotransitive
Copula
Complex transiitve
Diatransitive

Question 2

What is a Intransitive?

Answer 2

S+V

 Subject is performing the action/ doing the verb, but is not acting on anything else (no object)

Question 3

List 5 examples of intransitive clauses

Answer 3

Anything with S+V

Question 4

What is a monotransitive?

Answer 4

S V DO
E.g. Tamara / collects / books
Subject is performing the action/ doing the verb, and acting on something/someone else (the direct object)
If a clause pattern is transitive, there will be an object present

Question 5

List 5 examples of monotransitive clauses

Answer 5

SVDO

Question 6

BECOME,TURN are examples of what pattern type?

Answer 6

complex

Question 7

What is a copula?

Answer 7

S V SC
E.g. Frogs / are / amphibians/ Frogs are green
In the copula construction, the copula verb links the subject to the subject complement, with the meaning that the subject ‘is’ that thing/ that characteristic

Question 8

list the copula verbs

Answer 8

What are: be/seem/appear/sound/become/feel

Question 9

Distinguish between diatransitive and complex trans.

Answer 9

In a DIA pattern there is a tranfer happening DO is given to someone/thing (IO has to be a person/thing)
In a COMPLEX nothing is being given a thing/person is turning into something SVDO=IO

Question 10

FORWARDED, GIVING,SENDING,TRANSFERING are all examples of what pattern type?

Answer 10

DIA

Question 11

What phrases are usually in copula constructions?

Answer 11

NP(subject)+ copula verb+NP/AdjP(complement the be/copula verb)

Question 12

What types of complements?

Answer 12

Subject complement

Obj complement

Question 13

What is a subject complement?

Answer 13

The verb must be in copula form and the 2nd phrase refers to the entity of the subject

Question 14

What is object complement?

Answer 14

When the word is modify/adding to the direct object

Question 15

List 5 examples of copula clauses

Question 16

What is a complex transitive?

Answer 16

S V DO OC
They / made / her / the group leader
In the complex transitive, the object is being linked with the object complement, but here the subject is causing that
The subject is acting on the object to make it that thing/characteristic; therefore, this is a type of transitive

Question 17

List 5 examples of complex transitive clauses

Question 18

What is diatransitive pattern

Answer 18

S V ID DO OR S V DO IO

there is an overall meaning of transferral or something being done for someone else

Question 19

In the ditransitive, there are

Answer 19

2 objects (hence the prefix di- in the name ditransitive, meaning two or double)

Question 20

in which clause is :the direct object the one being acted upon by the subject and the indirect object is the recipient of the direct object

Answer 20

Dia

Question 21

which is also known as double object construction?

Answer 21

dia