Basic Sentence Patterns
1. Noun + Verb
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE |
| Noun | Verb |
| That man | teaches. |
| He | works. |
| The guests | have arrived. |
| Many people | are going. |
| The river | flows. |
| The students | sing. |
| Everyone | smiles. |
| The wind | blows. |
| The ship | sailed |
2. Noun + Verb + Noun
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | |
| Subject | Verb | Direct Object |
| Noun | Verb | Noun |
| He | gives | lessons. |
| That man | teaches | English. |
| His friend | wrote | a book. |
| Mother | cooks | rice. |
| Everybody | gets | a piece. |
| Some Children | bring | presents. |
| Which man | tries | the door ? |
| John | kicks | the ball. |
| Rara | bakes | cakes. |
| She | gives | a handphone. |
3. Noun + Verb + Noun ( Indirect Object ) + Noun (Direct Object)
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | ||
| Subject | Verb | Indirect Object | Direct Object |
| Noun | Verb | Noun | Noun |
| Mr. Anwar | will buy | Mrs. Anwar | a gift. |
| The policeman | showed | me | the way. |
| The carpenter | built | the villagers | a barn. |
| The director | dictated | his secretary | a message. |
| Randy | wrote | his Mother | a letter. |
| James | will tell | Anne | the bad news. |
| They | teach | me | Mathematics. |
4. Noun + Verb + Noun ( Direct Object) + Noun ( Object Complement )
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | ||
| Noun | Verb | Direct Object | Object Complement |
| Noun | Verb | Noun | Noun |
| She | guessed | this man | a good man. |
| She | decorates | a beautiful | cake. |
| The class | elected | Burhan | Its President. |
| The committee | appointed | Fery | treasurer. |
5. Noun + Verb + Noun ( Direct Object ) + Adjective ( Object Complement )
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | ||
| Noun | Verb | Direct Object | Object Complement |
| Noun | Verb | Noun | Adjective |
| She | keeps | her home | clean. |
| Yanuar | thinks | Shihab | clever. |
| She | cuts | her hair | short. |
| Peter | decorated | the room | luxurious. |
| The sunset | makes | the sky | red. |
| Everyone | believes | the report | untrue. |
6. Noun + Verb + Adverb / Prepositional Phrase
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | |
| Noun | Verb | Adverb / Prep. Phrase |
| He | lives | here. |
| Alice | sews | beautifully |
| Johan | is studying | in the library. |
| Uncle John | works | in a bakery. |
| The woman | is coming | this noon. |
| Mariam | went | to the market. |
7. Noun + Linking Verb + Noun
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | |
| Subject | Linking Verb | Subject Complement |
| Noun | LV | Noun |
| The girl | is | a nurse. |
| My brother | becomes | a pilot. |
| They | were | souldiers. |
| The officer | remains | a director. |
| Martin | is | driver bus. |
| Those boys | are | students. |
8. Noun + Linking Verb + Adjective
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | |
| Subject | Linking Verb | Subject Complement |
| Noun | LV | Adjective |
| Peter | seems | stupid. |
| The team | grew | tired. |
| This soup | tastes | nice. |
| We | appeared | defeated. |
| The painting | looks | good. |
| The rose | smell | fragrance. |
| I | feel | hungry. |
9. Noun + Linking Verb + Adverb / Prepositional Phrase
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE | |
| Noun | LV | Adverb / Prep. Phrase |
| My parents | are | in the Jakarta. |
| The girl | stays | here. |
| Mary | lives | in New York. |
| The child | runs | on the yard. |
| Mother | is | in the kitchen. |
| My cousin | remains | at my house. |
10. There + Linking Verb + Noun + Adverb / Prep. Phrase
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| There | Linking Verb | Subject | Complement |
| There | LV | Noun | Adverb / Prep. Phrase |
| There | are | many people | at the shop. |
| There | are | postmans | in the post office. |
| There | will be | a parade | down town. |
| There | was | some money | in my pocket. |
| There | are | some foods | in the refrigerator. |
| There | are | many cats | In the zoo. |
11. It + Linking Verb + Adjective / Adverb / Noun / Prep. Phrase
Here are example of sentences belonging to the pattern :
| Subject | Predicate | Complement |
| It | LV | Adj. / Adv. / N / Prep. Phr |
| It | is | January 10,1968. |
| It | seems | dirty. |
| It | has been | rainy. |
| It | was | before sunrise. |
| It | is | my book. |
| It | is | After have lunch. |
| It | will be | noisy there. |
Catatan :
Linking Verb ( LV ) adalah kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan subjek dengan pronoun (kata ganti) atau adjective (kata sifat) yang menerangkan subjek.
Macam-macam Linking Verb, yaitu :
Appear
Become
Feel
Get
Grow
Run
Look
Smell
Remain
Fall
Seem
Turn
Taste
