Unit 2 Sentence Structure Flashcards
pattern 1
Predicate
Part of a sentence that include the verb
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How do you find a verb?
By asking yourself “what happends” then you’ll find the action aka the verb
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Subject
The word that does the action
Will be a noun or a pronoun
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Verb
The word that is either an action or state of being
Pattern 1
Anthony left early
disect the sentence
Anthony is the subject and left is the verb
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The ancient plumbing leaked badly
disect the sentence
The subject is the plumbing and leaked is the verb
Pattern 2
Subject/Verb/Direct Object
The direct object always comes after the verb
Pattern 2
John drove the car
disect the sentence
John is the subject, drove is the verb, and car is the direct object
Pattern 2
What’s a transitive verb?
define
It’s the verbs that take a direct object
Pattern 2
What’s an intransitive verb?
define
They are verbs that don’t take a direct object
Pattern 2
What’s a direct object?
define
They are either nouns, pronouns, or words that function as nouns
Pattern 2
What’s the difference between an intransitive verb and a transitive verb?
explain
A transitive verb are the verbs that take a direct object while an intransitive verb doesn’t take a direct object
they are opposites
Pattern 2
What would an intransitive verb lead to?
it leads to a Subject/Verb setnence pattern
Pattern 3
Subject/Verb/Indirect Object/Direct Object
Pattern 3
What questions would you ask yourself for this pattern structure? (Pattern 3)
You would ask yourself 4 questions:
- For whom?
- For what?
- To whom?
- To what?
Pattern 3
True of False
The words to and for do appear before the indirect object
False, the two word’s wouldn’t appear infront of an indirect object
Review Question
What does the verb do for the sentence?
It set’s the condition
Pattern 4
Subject/Verb/Direct Object/Object Complement
Pattern 4
What are adjectives?
They will describe the object complement
ex: I painted my nails green
Pattern 4
What are nouns?
They rename the object complement
ex: He called the man a liar
Pattern 4
What’s the difference between an adjective and a noun?
When it comes to an Object Complement
There is no difference they both rename the object complement
Pattern 4
What’s the difference?
-He called the man a liar
-He called the man yesterday
Man is the direct object in both sentences. But, liar renames what the man is, while yesterday tells when he called the man
Don’t confuse words that tell when for an object complement
Pattern 5
Subject/Verb(linking)/Subject Complement
Pattern 5
What are the three main linking verbs?
seem, appear, and become