INCOMPLETE SENTENCES: Part 1

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LESSON 5: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERN 2

1. BE VERBS OR LINKING VERBS

2. PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

3. PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

4. MORE SENTENCE PATTERNS

Linking verbs can’t demonstrate but it shows that the subject exists.

BE VERBS:

PRESENT PAST

is am are was were

Examples

LESSON FOCUS

BE VERBS or LINKING VERB

INCOMPLETE SENTENCES: Part 1

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I’m cold. Can I close the window?

Clay is ill. He is in the hospital now.

You are late.

Ann and I are good friends.

They were at the theater.

She was with them.

LINKING VERBS:

Can could may might must shall will

would have appear look sound become

remain stay feel seem taste grow

smell turn

TIP: If you want to know whether the word is used as an action verb or linking verb, change the word into a be-verb. After you change it and it’s not the same as the original sentence then it’s an action verb.

INSTRUCTION: Write the correct be-verb.

1. The weather _____ nice yesterday.

2. The weather _____ sunny today.

EXERCISE

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3. I _____ not rich when we met.

4. The bag _____ heavy.

5. These pens _____ very light.

6. There _____ Nick and Jessica.

7. You _____ not here when I arrived last night.

8. Kana _____ at home. Her children _____ at school.

9. I _____not hungry but I _____ thirsty.

10. She _____ very late. The clients _____ very early.

INSTRUCTION: Identify if it is an action or a linking verb

1. We stayed at a very nice hotel.

2. Lora became a doctor.

3. The coffee beans taste bitter.

4. The people stayed calm even though many were scared.

5. The leaves of the tree turned brown in autumn.

DEFINITION

PREDICATE NOMINATIVE is a noun or pronoun that appears with a linking verb and renames, identifies, or explains the subject of a sentence.

Examples

PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

INCOMPLETE SENTENCES: Part 1

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Jillan became a psychologist.

Flora became a full-time mother.

The winner is Miya Kato.

Warren Buffet is an investor and a philanthropist.

INSTRUCTION: Fill in the blanks with subject and verb

1. _______________ the greatest actress.

2. _______________ the greatest actor.

3. _______________ the greatest inventor.

4. _______________ the most beautiful woman.

5. _______________ the most funniest person.

6. _______________ the most successful person I know.

7. _______________ the worst dancer.

8. _______________ the worst singer.

9. _______________ the most expensive car for me.

10. _______________ the best gift I ever received.

EXERCISE

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DEFINITION

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE is an adjective that appears with a linking verb and tells about the subject of the sentence.

Examples

You are beautiful and intelligent.

The pen is light.

Dave is wonderful.

INSTRUCTION: Add a predicate adjective.

1. The weather is __________.

2. My country is __________.

3. My mother is __________.

4. My father is __________.

5. My best friend is __________.

6. My partner/spouse is __________.

7. My co-workers are __________.

8. I am __________.

PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

EXERCISE

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INSTRUCTION: Fill in the blanks.

1. She is ______________(PN).

2. She is ______________(PA).

3. She took ______________(DO).

SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH TRANSITIVE VERBS

Subject + Linking Verb (LV)+ Predicate Nominative (PN)

She is a doctor.

Subject + Linking Verb + Predicate Adjective (PA)

She is friendly.

Subject + Subject + Intransitive verb (IV) She and I walked home.

Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Direct Object(DO)

She took the cup and the plate.

Subject + Linking Verb + Linking Verb + Predicate Nominative

She was and is a good doctor.

Subject + Action Verb + Direct Object + Action Verb + Direct Object + Objective Compliment(OC)

She went out for lunch and made me manager that day.

BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS

EXERCISE

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4. We had ______________(DO).

5. He gave ______________(IO) a box of chocolate.

6. He promise his niece ______________(DO).

7. They made her ______________(DO).

8. They elected ______________(DO) the new president.

9. I appointed Melissa ______________(OC)

10. I am ______________(PN). You are ______________(PN).

INSTRUCTION: Identify the sentence pattern.

1. The goalkeeper and the defense player talked at the sideline.

2. The woman hit the car and the post.

3. The dogs are playful.

4. The woman is a surgeon.

5. We talked for long hours.

6. Endo bought a cup and labeled it awesome.

7. She was and is the kindest person I know.

8. She dropped the vase.

9. I can’t find the keys.

10. The monkey is Lucy.

LESSON PRACTICE

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INSTRUCTION: Make your own sentence using the pattern.

1. S-LV-PN

2. S-LV-PA

3. S-LV-LV-PN

4. S-AV-DO-DO

5. S-AV-DO-AV-DO-OC