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ii. The Past Participle — «eaten»; «walked» etc.
UNIT 2. SENTENCE PATTERNS *
* This unit is based on «Let's Write English George E. Wishon» by and Julia M. Burks
This section deals with three types of sentences:
I. Simple
II. Compound
III. Complex
I. Simple sentences
There are nine basic patterns:
Sentence Pattern 1
The first pattern to be discussed is one that is simply limited to actor-action, or to put it another way, to
subject-predicate. It has only two basic elements: Noun and Verb. (In sentence pattern 1, as in all the sentence
patterns that follow, a pronoun may substitute for a noun.) In this pattern the actor acts, but the action stops
with the verb. There are no complements, and there are no objects. The verb in this pattern is called intransitive
for the very reason that no action is transferred to an object. Observe the example sentences, then complete the
unfinished sentences.
Sentence Pattern 2
This pattern is only a slight variation of pattern one. In fact, it is formed simply by adding an adverb
complement, which gives some information about the verb. Observe the pattern and the example sentences.
Remember that a pronoun may substitute for a noun. Complete the unfinished sentences.