Sentence Patterns:

Transitive- an action verb that has a receiver of its

action (direct object)
S AV Do
Intransitive-an action verb with no receiver (DO) or
a linking verb
S
S
S
S

AV prep
AV adv
AV
LV SC (predicate adj or predicate nouns)

SC= nouns that rename the subject OR adjectives

that describe the subject (and follow a LV).
Subject
AV
PP = intransitive
My dad and I jumped in the car and flew down
route 30 to get to auditions in time.
Subject AV
PP = intrans.
S LV
PA = intrans
Ryan was leaping for joy because he was so excited
to go to Yale!!
S
AV
DO= T S
AV
S
AS I frantically opened the door, I hadnt realized
that things
AV
DO

were going to take a turn for the worst.

AS I take a leisurely stroll at the park, I glance
around at my surroundings
S AV
AV
S
AV
DO
I drifted and scooted, so I could save my life from
the colossal beast.
Subject
AV IO
DO
Playing on the ice gives me such a rush; time slows
down and makes me feel as if I am the only person
in the ice-cold rink.
Fifty-four degrees. Partly cloudy. It was the perfect
day for
S LV
ice-skating. The only problem was that the ice
was very,
PA
wet.
S
AV
PP= intransitive
S
AV
As we pulled into the arena parking lot, we noticed
the many
DO= transitive
cars and knew that this would be a packed game
S
LV
PA
PA
S
AV
DO
He was small and fat, and he had a very deep
voice.

S
AV
PP
Lindsay, a beautiful princess, stared toward the
winter
wonderland.
Direct objectsfollow and AV and receive the
action. They are either nouns or pronoun
S AV Direct Object
I threw the sandwich.
Lindsey was playing hockey with friends when one
of her gloves came off, and she fell.
Subject complementfollows a LV and either
describes or renames the subject
Subject
LV
Predicate Noun
The snowman was a snowboarding champion.
Crack! Ahhhhhh I swear that my
grandparents heard that scream all the way in
Murrysville, but I should probably tell the whole
story.
S
AV
PP = intrans
Children shiver in the cold winter wind.
S
AV
ADV = intrans

Snowmen stand tall and proud, beaming with

happy smiles.
S AV
PP = intrans
S
AV
DO(yes, it is a noun)= Trans
I woke up in the morning, and I couldnt stop
shivering.
S LV
PA
PP = intrans
It was very cold in my bedroom.

I woke up in the morning, and I couldnt stop

shivering. It was SO cold in my bedroom that I felt
like I needed to wear my mittens and scarf before I
even got up to go make some coffee.
Why was it so cold? BRRRR. I looked
outside my window, and I saw shiny, shimmering
icicles hanging from the eves of my house. I really
loved winter, but I hated the COLD.
I walked down my steps, tripping over my
daughters sled at the bottom, and I felt like I was
sliding across ice instead of across my hardwood
floor. I tripped my way to the thermostat and
realized what had happened. My furnace must
have malfunctioned in the middle of the night
because it was only 40 degrees in my living room!

Ice had started to form on the insides of my

windowpanes! It was going to be a LONG, cold
day!