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Here are 8 sentences with the patterns from the picture: 1. The boy runs. 2. The girl reads. 3. The boy kicks the ball. 4. The boy and girl play together. 5. The boy throws the girl the ball. 6. The boy and girl throw the ball. 7. The dog barks. 8. The dog lies in the sun.

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4 BW Simple Sentence

Here are 8 sentences with the patterns from the picture: 1. The boy runs. 2. The girl reads. 3. The boy kicks the ball. 4. The boy and girl play together. 5. The boy throws the girl the ball. 6. The boy and girl throw the ball. 7. The dog barks. 8. The dog lies in the sun.

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Basic Writing

SIMPLE SENTENCE
SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence is a sentence containing only one clause, or more
specifically, an independent clause, with a subject and a predicate.
In other word, a simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one
independent clause. A simple sentence has no dependent clause.
Example:
His sister called him a genius.
subject verb obj complement
SIMPLE SENTENCE
More Examples:
 I cannot drink warm milk.
S V obj

 A day without sunshine is like night.


S V compl

 The doctor went home early.


S V obj compl
SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence is not always a short, basic sentence. A sentence has a
compound subject when it has more than one subject. It has a compound
predicate when there is more than one predicate. Sometimes sentences
can have both a compound subject and a compound predicate.
Examples:
 Rachel and Steffi read the same book. (compound subject)
 Paul ran, swam, and rode a bicycle last Sunday. (compound predicate)
 My dog and cat play and sleep together. (compound subject and predicate)
SIMPLE SENTENCE
More Examples:
 My mother and I will be going to China this summer. (SSV)
S S V

Jack and Jill like walking. (SSV)


The people sat in the seats or stood near the stage during the concert. (SVV)
Pedro bought a book online and wrote about it on his blog. (SVV)
The doctors and nurses at the hospital were ready for the emergency and quickly helped
each patient. (SSVV)
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Subject is what or who does something, can be noun or pronoun.
Verb is word or phrase that describes an action, condition or
experience.

Transitive
Verb
Action
Verb
Verb Intransitive
Verb
Linking
Verb
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Transitive Verb:
a verb that requires an object to receive the action.
I borrowed the methodology book.
Action Verb He gave the gift to his sister.
tells what the subject of our
sentence is doing.
Ex: run, speak, plan, listen etc.
An Intransitive Verb:
Verb A verb does not take an object.
Linking Verb May I sit here?
Linking verbs connect the subject Susan laughed.
to a predicate noun or a predicate
adjective.
Ex: be, is, am, are, been etc
Transitive Verbs vs. Intransitive Verbs
Action verbs can be separated into two types: transitive and intransitive.
If a verb takes objects, then it is a transitive verb.
Example:
 They played soccer. → (The verb play takes ONE object 'soccer')
 They sent him a postcard. → (The verb send takes TWO objects 'him' and 'a postcard')

If a verb doesn't take an object, then it is an intransitive verb.


Example:
 She lies. → (The verb 'lie' doesn't take any object)
 The building collapsed. → (The verb 'collapse' doesn't take any object)
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Object is a person or thing that is affected by the verb. An action verb can
have direct and indirect objects.

A direct object receives the action of a verb.


A direct object answers the questions ''who'' or ''what.''.
Mark wrote a book.
Object Sampson rapidly ate six cookies.

An indirect object receives the action of the direct object,


answering the questions ''to or for whom or what.'‘
The boss gave Mary her paycheck.
A zookeeper fed the bear a fish.
Direct and Indirect Object
Direct object
A direct object answers the question "what?" or "who?
Examples:
David repaired his car → his car is the direct object of the
verb repaired. ( What did David repair?)
He invited Mary to the party → Mary is the direct object of the
verb invited. (Who did he invite?)
Direct and Indirect Object
Indirect Object
An indirect object answers the question "to whom/what?", "for
whom/what?“
Examples:
They sent him a postcard - him is the indirect object of the verb sent.
(To whom did they send a postcard?)
He bought his son a bike - his son is the indirect object of the
verb bought. (For whom did he buy a bike?)
Direct and Indirect Object Sentence Pattern
To determine the direct object, you'll need to find the subject and the action verb.
Then ask yourself, Whom or what is receiving the action of the verb?

Subject + Verb + 'whom' or 'what' = Direct Object


Molly bought an ice cream and a candy bar.
S V DO DO

Molly is the subject.


bought is the verb.
''Molly bought what?''  she bought two things: 'ice cream' and 'candy bar.'
Sometimes the sentence has more than one direct object.
Direct and Indirect Object Sentence Pattern
An indirect object answers the question of to whom, for whom, or for what?

The ball player throws Keith the ball.


S V IO DO

The ball player is the subject.


throws is the verb
Keith is indirect object (IO)
the ball is direct object (DO)
To whom did the ball player throw the ball? To Keith. ''Keith'' is the indirect object
of the verb throws.
Direct and Indirect Object Sentence Pattern
Stefani cooked her parents spaghetti and some fries.
I will give her my book.
They bought their eldest daughter a house.
Why did you give Cindy that cake?
Can you make me some fruit cakes?
Do you always read your children a story at bedtime?
Bold Red : Indirect Object
Italic Blue: Direct Object
An indirect object can only be found
in a sentence with a direct object.
A direct object can be part of any
sentence that includes an action verb.
Based on the picture, make some sentences with the patterns (complete the
sentence with the complement is recommended :

1. S+V S : Subject
2. S+V+O V : Predicate
3. S+V+O+C O : Object
4. SS+V+O+C C : Complement
5. S+VV+O+C IO : Indirect Object
6. SS+VV+O+C DO : Direct Object
7. S+V+IO+DO In-V : Intransitive Verb
8. S+In+V+C

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