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Basic Sentence Patterns
Subject + intransitive verb Elizabeth swims.
Dolphins leap.
Subject + transitive verb + direct object John hated lima beans.
Books convey ideas.
Subject: + linking verb + subject complement The sea is beautiful.
You seem worried.
Subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object
The writer sold his publisher a three-part story.
The pitcher threw the catcher a curve ball.
Subject + transitive verb + direct object + object complement
Samantha called her sister a baby.
The king made Gawain a knight.
Verb + subject + verb… [questions]
Can Sherry play with us?
Will this train leave on time?
Verb + (other) [commands]
Leave this room immediately.
Give your exams to the proctor.
Subject (working as object) + transitive verb [passive voice]
The queen was laid to rest.
Books were read to the children.
Dinner is served at eight.
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