Sentence Patterns
Identify subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial, then use verb meaning and sentence completeness to determine the core clause pattern.
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Sentence Patterns: Clause Elements and Diagnostics
Identify subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial, then use verb meaning and sentence completeness to determine the core clause pattern.
Open article →SV, SVC and SVA Sentence Patterns
Analyse no-object clauses, distinguish a subject complement from an adverbial, and decide when a linking description or required location completes the verb.
Open article →SVO and SVOO: One-Object and Two-Object Patterns
Identify direct and indirect objects, distinguish a single transitive object from a recipient–thing pair, and check the SVOO pattern with a to-paraphrase.
Open article →SVOC and SVOA: Completing or Locating the Object
Decide whether the element after an object renames or describes that object, or instead supplies the place, direction or other adverbial required by the verb.
Open article →Seven Sentence Patterns: Workflow and Final Checks
Apply a consistent analysis from finite verb to subject, objects, complements and required adverbials, then verify all seven core patterns without counting words.
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