Sentence Diagramming Patterns 1 - 5 Flashcards
What is special about pattern #1?
Pattern #1 (s - be - adv) is the only pattern in which an adverb is an essential element.
s - be - adv is what pattern?
Pattern #1:
Subject - ‘be’ verb - adverb
What is pattern #1?
Subject - be verb - adverb
s - be - adv
What is pattern #2?
Subject - be verb - predicate adjective (s - be - pa)
A sentence diagram is split into 2 halves:
Complete subject + predicate
”s - be - pn” stands for which pattern + #?
Pattern #3: subject - be verb - predicate noun
“That professor is my instructor” is an example of which pattern?
3 | subject (professor) - be verb (is) - predicate noun (instructor)
s - be - pn
“The museum is closed” is an example of what subject pattern?
2 | Subject (museum) - “be” verb (is) - predicate adjective (closed)
s - be - pa
“The bus is late” is an example of which subject pattern?
1 | subject - be verb - adverb (of time or place)
s - be - adv/tp
“The chicken tasted funny” is an example of which sentence pattern?
4 | subject - linking verb - predicate adjective
s - lv - pa
“This cat became my friend” is an example of what sentence pattern?
5 | subject - linking verb - predicate noun
s - lv - pn
What examples of linking verbs can you think of?
Became, remained, stayed, tasted, smelled, sounded, looked, seems, went, appeared, turned, grew, felt, saw
What is a adv/tp?
An “adverb of time or place.” A word, or phrase, which describes the place, time, circumstance, manner, etc. of a subject.
Name some of the adverbs of TIME:
Early, late, regularly, sometimes, usually, yesterday, tomorrow, last year, now, today, later, earlier, often, weekly, daily
Name some adverbs of PLACE:
Here, there, away, ahead, around, everywhere, back, nearby, outside, inside, behind, front, off, on, in, out
The be verb must be the final word in the verb phrase.
In order to be a “be” verb (pattern 1, 2, or 3) where must the “be” verb be.
