What is a sentence?A sentence is a group of words having a subject and a predicate that expresses a complete thought.

2 Basic Parts of a sentence:Subject is the one being talked about in the sentence.

A simple subject is usually a noun or a pronoun.Predicate is the one that talks about the subject.

A simple predicate is usually a verb.

Basic Sentence Patterns

Sentence Pattern # 1: S-IV (Subject – Intransitive Verb) SUBJECT PREDICATENoun /

PronounVerb (intransitive)

That man works.Many people have arrived.She ate.

Sentence Pattern # 2: S-LV-C (Subject-Linking Verb-Complement) SUBJECT PREDICATE

Noun / Pronoun Linking Verb ComplementThe spectators are surprised.I am happy.She is familiar.

Sentence Pattern # 3: S-V-DO (Subject-Verb-Direct Object) SUBJECT PREDICATENoun /

PronounVerb Direct Object

Christopher bought a book.She wrote an excuse letter.

Sentence Pattern # 4: S-V-IO-DO (Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object) SUBJECT PREDICATE

Noun / Pronoun Verb Indirect Object

Direct Object

He writes his mother a letter.The teacher gave them a quiz.

Sentence Pattern # 5: S-V-DO-OC (Subject-Verb- Direct Object-Objective Compliment)

SUBJECT PREDICATENoun / Pronoun Verb Direct Object Objective ComplementThey elected Tim its president.Studying keeps him busy.The sunset made the sky red.

CONSIDER THESE:

Transitive Verb- A verb that directs action toward

someone or something named in the sentence.

- Has a receiver of the action.Intransitive Verb

- A verb that does not direct action toward someone or something named in the sentence.

- Does not have a receiver of the action.

Transitive IntransitiveJoe met him Jay left after lunch.

Met whom? Left what?Him No answer

Direct Object- A noun or pronoun that receives

the action of a transitive verb- It answers the question Whom?

or What? after an action word.Example:The workers are repairing the road.(Are repairing what? The road.)

Indirect Object- A noun or pronoun that appears

with a direct object and names the person or thing that something is given to or done for.

- It answers the question To or for whom? or To or for what? after an action word.

Example:I gave him a birthday present.(Gave for whom? him.)

Complement- A word or group of words that

completes the meaning of the predicate of a sentence.

Objective Complement- Is an adjective or noun that

appears with a direct object and describes or renames it.

Example: