two sentence patterns built on action verbs lesson 3 joseph c. blumenthal

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Two Sentence Patterns Built on Action Verbs

• Nearly every simple sentence that we make falls into one of three basic patterns. Two of these patterns involve action verbs.

Choose the one verb which indicates Choose the one verb which indicates action.action.

was pushedseemed


Choose the one verb which indicates Choose the one verb which indicates action.action.

was pushedpushedseemed

• Nearly every simple sentence that we make falls into one of three basic patterns. Two of these patterns involve action verbs.


• Some action verbs indicate actions of the body; others indicate actions of the mind.

a.a.worked, drove washed, wrote, worked, drove washed, wrote, liftedlifted

b.b.thought, hoped, believed, thought, hoped, believed, decided, understooddecided, understood

Which group of verbs indicates actions of the mind?


• Action verbs can sometimes make complete statements about their subjects without the need of any other words.

a.a. Harvey stumbledHarvey stumbled

b.b. Harvey Harvey sharpenedsharpened

Does the action verb make a complete statement about its

subject in a or b?


• Action verbs can sometimes make complete statements about their subjects without the need of any other words.

a.a. Harvey stumbled.Harvey stumbled.

b.b. Harvey Harvey sharpened.sharpened.


subject in a or b?


a.a. Our guest Our guest broughtbrought

b.b. Our guest arrivedOur guest arrived


subject in a or b?


• The action verb that makes a complete statement about its subject gives us our first sentence pattern:

PATTERN I: PATTERN I: Subject-Action Subject-Action VerbVerb

Which word group represents Pattern I?

a. Our guest brought…

b. Our guest arrived.


• The action verb that makes a complete statement about its subject gives us our first sentence pattern:

PATTERN I: PATTERN I: Subject-Action Subject-Action VerbVerb

Which word group represent Pattern I?

a. Our guest brought…

b. Our guest arrived.


• Any sentence is Pattern I if the action verb by itselfitself makes a complete statement about its subject—no matter how many other words and phrases may be present.

Both a and b are Pattern I sentences. (true, false)

a. Our guest arrived.

b. Our guest from Ohio arrived by plane this morning.


• Any sentence is Pattern I if the action verb by itself makes a complete statement about its subject—no matter how many other words and phrases may be present.

Both a and b are Pattern I sentences. (true, false)

a. Our guest arrived.

b. Our guest from Ohio arrived by plane this morning.


Our guest Our guest from Ohio from Ohio arrivedarrived by by plane this morning.plane this morning.

This is a Pattern I sentence because Our guest arrived is (complete, incomplete) in

its meaning.


a.a.The The coachescoaches agreedagreed with each with each other.other.

b.b. The The coachescoaches comparedcompared the two the two teams.teams.Read just the subject and verb in each

sentence, omitting the words that follow them.

Which sentence is Pattern I because the verb by itself can make a statement about its subject that is complete in

meaning?


a.a.The The coachescoaches agreedagreed with each with each other.other.

b.b. The The coachescoaches comparedcompared the two teams. the two teams.

Read just the subject and verb in each sentence, omitting the words that follow

them.

Which sentence is Pattern I because the verb by itself can make a statement about its subject that is complete in

meaning? a.


a.a. The coaches agreedThe coaches agreed

b.b. The coaches The coaches comparedcompared

Which group of words requires the addition of other words to complete its

meaning?


a.a. The coaches agreedThe coaches agreed

b.b. The coaches The coaches compared.compared.

Which group of words requires the addition of other words to complete its

meaning? b


The coaches compared...The coaches compared...(What?)(What?)

What did the coaches compare—the fans, the stadiums, or the teams? We

don’t know.

Until we answer this question, them meaning of the sentence is (complete,

incomplete).


The coaches compared the two The coaches compared the two teams.teams.

Now we know what the coaches compared, and the meaning of our

sentence is complete.

Which word follows the verb compared to complete the meaning

of the sentence?

What did they compare? _______


The coaches compared the two The coaches compared the two teamsteams..

Now we know what the coaches compared, and the meaning of our

sentence is complete.

Which word follows the verb compared to complete the meaning

of the sentence?

What did they compare? teams


A word that follows a verb and completes the meaning of a sentence is known as a complement, which is the grammar name for a completer.

A complement, or completer, is sometimes needed after a verb to _______the meaning of a sentence.


A word that follows a verb and completes the meaning of a sentence is known as a complement, which is the grammar name for a completer.

A complement, or completer, is sometimes needed after a verb to

complete the meaning of a sentence.


The police blocked the road.

Because the noun road is needed to complete the meaning of this sentence,

it is a .


The police blocked the road.

Because the noun road is needed to complete the meaning of this sentence,

it is a complement or completer.


The teacher will correct the tests.

The kind of complement that receives the action of the verb or shows the

result of this action is called a direct object.

Which word is a direct object because it receives the action of the verb will

correct?


The teacher will correct the tests.

The kind of complement that receives the action of the verb or shows the

result of this action is called a direct object.

Which word is a direct object because it receives the action of the verb will

correct? tests


The cashier made a slight mistake.

Which word is a direct object because it shows the result of the action of the

verb made?


The cashier made a slight mistake.

Which word is a direct object because it shows the result of the action of the

verb made? mistake


a.The company manufactures trucks.

b.The company repairs trucks. In one sentence, the trucks already

exist and receive the action of the verb.





In the other, the trucks are the result of the action.





In the other, the trucks are the result of the action.

The direct object receives the action in sentence (a, b).



b.The company repairs trucks. In one sentence, the trucks already exist and receives the action of the

verb.

In the other, the trucks are the result of the action.The direct object receives the action in sentence (a, b).


The sentence that contains a direct object gives us our second sentence pattern.

PATTERN II: Subject—Action Verb Direct Object

A sentence in Pattern II has three basic parts.

The third basic part is the object.


The sentence that contains a direct object gives us our second sentence pattern.

PATTERN II: Subject—Action Verb Direct Object

A sentence in Pattern II has three basic parts.

The third basic part is the direct object.


PATTERN II: The speaker showed a movie of his travels.

Notice that the action begins with the subject and ends with the direct object. The direct object of an action verb is the goal of its action.

Which word is the direct object in the example above?


PATTERN II: The speaker showed a movie of his travels.

Notice that the action begins with the subject and ends with the direct object. The direct object of an action verb is the goal of its action.

Which word is the direct object in the example above? movie


Don’t mistake another word that may follow an action verb for a direct object.

To be a direct object, a word must either receive the action of the verb or show the result of the .


Don’t mistake another word that may follow an action verb for a direct object.

To be a direct object, a word must either receive the action of the verb or show the result of the action.


a.Mr. Price returned recently.

b. Mr. Price returned money.

Does the word recently or money receive the action of the verb returned?

(Hint: which one could you physically return?)




Does the word recently or money receive the action of the verb returned? Money

(Hint: which one could you physically return?)




So which sentence contains a direct object that receives action?




So which sentence contains a direct object that receives action? b.


a. The rain stopped the game.

b. The rain stopped suddenly.

Which sentence contains a direct object?


a. The rain stopped the game.

b. The rain stopped suddenly.

Which sentence contains a direct object? a


Pattern I is built around a two-part framework: a subject and an

action verb.

Pattern II is built around a three-part framework: a subject, an action verb,

and a .


Pattern I is built around a two-part framework: a subject and an

action verb.

Pattern II is built around a three-part framework: a subject, an action verb,

and a direct object.


a.All good citizens vote on Election Day.

b.All good citizens cast their vote on Election Day.

Which sentence is Pattern II because the verb is followed by a direct object?


a.Each student keeps a list of every misspelled word.

b.The wheezing motor finally stopped completely.

Which sentence is Pattern II because the verb is followed by a direct object?


The pitcher threw Reggie a fast curve.

After the verb threw, we have two nouns—Reggie and curve.

To decide which is the direct object, ask yourself, “What did the pitcher throw?”

The direct object is the noun



After the verb threw, we have two nouns—Reggie and curve.

To decide which is the direct object, ask yourself, “What did the pitcher throw?”

The direct object is the noun curve.



What does the noun Reggie do? It shows to whom the pitcher threw the curve. We call such a noun (or pronoun) an indirect object.

Curve is the direct object; Reggie is the object.



What does the noun Reggie do? It shows to whom the pitcher threw the curve. We call such a noun (or pronoun) an indirect object.

Curve is the direct object; Reggie is the indirect object.



The indirect object Reggie comes (before, after) the direct object

curve.


a.The pitcher threw Reggie a fast curve.

b.The pitcher threw him a fast curve.

In which sentence is the indirect object not a noun but a pronoun?


An indirect object can show to what, as well as to whom, something was

done.

These shoes give my feet more These shoes give my feet more support.support.

The noun support is the object.

The noun feet is the object.



done.

These shoes give my feet more These shoes give my feet more supportsupport..

The noun support is the direct object.

The noun feet is the object.



done.

These shoes give my feet more supportsupport.

The noun support is the direct object.

The noun feet is the indirect object.


Besides showing to whom (or to what) something was done, an indirect

object can also show for whom (or for what) something was done.

Cindy Yazzing sang us a song.

For whom did Cindy Yazzie sing?

For


Besides showing to whom (or to what) something was done, an indirect

object can also show for whom (or for what) something was done.

Cindy Yazzing Cindy Yazzing sangsang usus a song. a song.

For whom did Cindy Yazzie sing?

For us.


Cindy Yazzing Cindy Yazzing sangsang us a song. us a song.

The direct object is

The indirect object is


Cindy Yazzing Cindy Yazzing sangsang us a us a songsong..

The direct object is song.



Cindy Yazzing Cindy Yazzing sangsang usus a a songsong..

The direct object is song.

The indirect object is us.


Cindy Yazzing Cindy Yazzing sangsang usus a a songsong..

As it always does when it is present, the indirect object comes (before, after) the

direct object.


The The clubclub boughtbought the church a new the church a new organ.organ.

The indirect object is the noun .

(Hint: for whom did they buy it?)

The direct object is the noun .

(Hint: what did the church buy?)


The The clubclub boughtbought the church a new the church a new organorgan..

The indirect object is the noun .


The direct object is the noun organ.



The The clubclub boughtbought the the churchchurch a new a new organorgan..

The indirect object is the noun church.


The direct object is the noun organ.



An indirect object shows to whom or what or whom or

what something is done.


An indirect object shows to whom or what or for whom or

what something is done.


An indirect object—if one is present—always comes before the direct object, and the word to or for is understood but

never used.

a.I offered Frank my ticket.

b.I offered my ticket to Frank.

Is Frank an indirect object in sentence a or b?


An indirect object tells to whom or for whom by its position alone—by coming

before the direct object. A noun or pronoun used with to or for is never an

indirect object.a.Jan found a better job for her

friend.

b.Jan found her friend a better job.Is freind an indirect object in

sentence a or b?


a.This machine will save much time.

b.This machine will save the company much time.

The noun time is the direct object in both sentences.

Which sentence also contains an indirect object?


a.This machine will save much time.

b.This machine will save the company much time.

The noun time is the direct object in both sentences.

Which sentence also contains an indirect object? b


Father made the boys some sandwiches.

The direct object is




The direct object is sandwiches.




The direct object is sandwiches.

The indirect object is boys.


A sentence in Pattern II always contains an action verb and its

direct object.

Does it always have to contain an indirect object? (Yes, No)


In this and the following frames, S = Subject, V = Verb, IO = Indirect

object, DO = Direct Object.

Fill in the missing word:

1.This bakery makes the best doughnuts in town.

S – bakery

V – makes

DO -


2.Anyone can show you the way to the bridge.

S – anyone

V –

DO – way

IO -


3. Franklin’s experiments with electricity brought him international

fame.

S – experiments

V – brought

DO –

IO -


4. The editor gave a better title to my article.

S – editor

V – gave

DO –


5. The editor gave my article a better title.

S – editor

V – gave

DO –

IO -

You are done!!!You are done!!!

Please turn in your Please turn in your answers for points.answers for points.

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