Sentence Patterns/Types

Question 1

How to study:

List as many sentence patterns as you can, and see if you got them right below. There are 5 patterns, so rate according to how many you get correct.

Answer 1

S+V+DO
(Subject plus verb plus direct object)

S+V+IO+DO
(Subject plus verb plus indirect object plus direct object)

S+V
(Subject plus verb)

S+V+PN, PP

S+V+PA
(Subject plus verb plus predicate adjective)

Question 2

Simple sentence

Answer 2

One independent clause

Question 3

Compound sentence

Answer 3

Two or more independent clauses

Question 4

Complex sentence

Answer 4

One independent clause and one dependent clause