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Basic English Sentence Patterns Ex 1

The document describes two basic patterns for constructing English sentences: subject-verb-object and subject-verb-indirect object-direct object. For the subject-verb-object pattern, it provides examples of sentences following the order of subject, verb, then object. For the subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, it gives examples of sentences with a subject, verb, then both an indirect and direct object, without using 'and' between the two objects. Exercises are provided to rearrange sets of words into sentences using these patterns.

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Basic English Sentence Patterns Ex 1

The document describes two basic patterns for constructing English sentences: subject-verb-object and subject-verb-indirect object-direct object. For the subject-verb-object pattern, it provides examples of sentences following the order of subject, verb, then object. For the subject-verb-indirect object-direct object pattern, it gives examples of sentences with a subject, verb, then both an indirect and direct object, without using 'and' between the two objects. Exercises are provided to rearrange sets of words into sentences using these patterns.

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Basic English Sentence Patterns

A. When we make simple English sentences, we usually follow the


Subject-Verb-Object pattern.
Steps:
1. put the subject and the adjectives such as ‘fat’, ‘thin’ etc. or any
words describing the subject at the beginning of the sentence
2. put the verb and some adverbs such as ‘often’, ‘usually’ etc. after
the subject
3. put the object of the verb, the adjectives or other words describing the
object and the adverbs describing the verb at the end of he sentence

Subject Verb Object

Paul often eats biscuits.


Mary ate two apples quickly.
My father and mother are eating mangoes now.
The fat girl has eaten a watermelon.
That little boy will eat some bread soon.

Exercise 1
Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete sentences.
e.g. the fat cat / a mouse / is chasing.
The fat cat is chasing a mouse.

1. that thin girl / is drinking / milk now


That thin girl is drinking milk now
2. the robbers yesterday / the police / caught
The police caught the robber yes
3. our teacher / like /we
We like our teacher
4. my mother / my baby sister / is looking after
My mother is looking after my baby sister
5. has just written / a letter / the tall man
The tall màn has just written a letter
6. the students / have solved / some Mathematics problems
The students have solved some….
7. her aunt tomorrow / will visit / Marya
Mary will visit her aunt tomorrow
8. newspapers every day / my boss / reads
My boss reads newspaper every day
9. enjoyed / the movie / the audience
The audience enjoyed the movie
10.
the cook / some chocolate cakes / has made
The cook has made some chocolate cakes
B. Some verbs can be followed by two objects without an ‘and’ connecting them. One
of these objects is called the ‘direct object’ and the other the ‘indirect object’. Below is
the pattern of a sentence containing both direct object and indirect object:
Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object

Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object

I gave my sister a birthday present.


My parents always tell me stories.
We have lent him some money.
They are asking the teacher some questions.

Exercise 2
Rearrange the words in correct order to make complete sentences.
e.g. my sister / a birthday cake yesterday / me / baked
My sister baked me a birthday cake yesterday.

1. the short man / has bought / some crayons from the stationery shop / his son
The short man has bought his sơn some crayons from the stationery
2. the policeman / has just shown / the driver / his driving license
The driver has just shown the policeman his driving license
3. the patient / gave / some medicine / the nurse
The nurse face the patient some medicine
4. brought / me / a bouquet of flowers last week / my uncle
My uncle brought me a bouquet of flowers last week
5. the shopkeeper / the customer / is paying / two hundred dollars
The customer is paying the shopkeeper 2 hundred dollars
6. he / his brother / the secret / has never told
He has never told his brother the secret
7. a postcard from Japan / sent / her / her best friend
Her best friend sent her a postcard from Japan
8. did not lend / his new model car / the child / his classmate
The child did not lend his classmate his new model car
9. her mother / cooked / her / some congee
Her mother cooked her some congee
10. has ever given / any help / the blind woman / no one in the street
No one in the street has ever given the blind woman any help

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