5 Basic Sentence Patterns

O Subject + Verb
swim. Joe swims. They swam.
O Subject + Verb + Object
drive a car. Joe plays the guitar. They ate dinner.
O Subject + Verb + Complement
am busy. Joe became a doctor. They look sick.
O Subject + Verb + ndirect Object + Direct Object
gave her a gift. She teaches us English.
O Subject + Verb + Object + Complement
left the door open. We elected him president. They named her Jane.

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Lawrence read
3uojecl vero 0ojecl
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l played Lennls
1haL barLender lrons a shlrL
LesLers exwlfe wears glasses
1hose barbers aLe some crackers
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Amanda wonL become a spy
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Pe ls a cashler
lrank ls Llred
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l envy hlm hls good forLune
1hose plloLs sold hlm a LlckeL
1haL barber senL hlm a package
l pald hlm Lhls salary
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We called her Lhe selflsh slnger
1haL muslclan calls hlm a Laxl
1hey name Lhe dog lldo
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