Basic+Sentence+Patterns

Basic Sentence Patterns
The majority of English sentences follow these patterns:


 * 1) Noun/Verb (//The boy sleeps.//)
 * 2) Noun/Verb/Noun (//The boy throws// the ball. This sentence includes a direct object .)
 * 3) Noun/Verb/Adverb (//The boy reads quietly.//)
 * 4) Noun/Linking Verb/Noun (//The boy is a neighbor.// This sentence is an example of a predicate nominative. A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, renames, or explains the subject. It also is known as a subject complement.)
 * 5) Noun/Linking Verb/Adjective (//The boy is happy.// This sentence is an example of a predicate adjective. A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject.)
 * 6) Noun/Verb/Noun/Noun (//The boy throws// me the ball //.// This sentence includes both an indirect object and a direct object. )

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