Identify the sentence pattern – Tnpsc General English Questions
SENTENCE PATTERN
There are five important components in a sentence :
Subject (S)
Verb (V)
Object (O)
Complement (C)
Adverbial (A)
Subject (S)
To get ‘S’ ask the question ‘Who?’ before the verb.
Subject consists of nouns or pronouns and occurs before a verb.
Verb (V)
In every sentence the most important word is the verb. A verb shows action or activity or work done.
Verb consists of (a) auxiliaries and (b) finite verbs
(A) Auxiliaries
am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, does, do, did
Modals : can, could; will, would; should; may, might; must
Semi-modals / Quasi Modals : dare to; need to; used to; ought to
(B) Finite verbs – denote action
Talk, sing, write, make, dance, play, cook, leave, teach, sleep
verbs occur after the subject
verbs occur before the object
Object (O)
To get the object ‘O’ ask the question ‘What’ or ‘Whom’. ‘What’ is for things and ‘Whom’ is persons. Persons may be nouns or pronouns.
Object (O) – consists of nouns or noun phrases or noun clauses
(a) Direct Object (DO) – answers the question ‘what’
(b) Indirect Object (IO) – answers the question ‘whom’
Complement (C)
The words required to complete the meaning of a sentence are called Complement of the sentence.
(i) In S V C pattern, the complement C
Complements the subjects
Tells about the subject
Without it the, meaning changes
Without C, the sentence is incomplete or the sentence changes its meaning
Use to be forms, grew, became, seems for verb
(ii) In S V O C pattern
The complement tells about the object
The complement and object are of the same person or thing
Types of Complement
1. Subject Complement
The complement which expresses the quality or identity or condition of the subject is called Subject Complement.
2. Object Complement
The complement which expresses the quality or identity or condition of an object is called Object Complement.
Adjunct or Adverbial
To get ‘A’ ask the question why, when, where or how.
The use of adverbial is optional whereas complement is essential.
It has adverb phrase, adverbial clause, noun-phrase and prepositional phrase.
Adjunct – A- answers the questions where? when? how? why?
– without A, any change in the meaning of the sentence.
Identify the sentence pattern
1. She wrote a letter.
A) SVC
B) SVA
C) SVCO
D) SVO
Answer : D) SVO
2. I teach him English.
A) SVO
B) SVOO
C) SVOC
D) SVA
Answer : B) SVOO
3. They have built a house in a rural area.
A) SVOA
B) SVAO
C) SVAA
D) SVCA
Answer : A) SVOA
4. She seems haughty.
A) SVO
B) SVC
C) SVOA
D) SVA
Answer : B) SVC
5. They made her my secretary.
A) SVO
B) SVOO
C) SVOC
D) SVCA
Answer : C) SVOC
6. Sheela cooks very well.
A) SVO
B) SVA
C) SVC
D) SVOC
Answer : B) SVA
7. Boys are playing in the ground.
A) SVO
B) SVC
C) SVA
D) SVOO
Answer : C) SVA
8. Vasumathi sings every morning.
A) SVO
B) SVOO
C) SVAA
D) SVA
Answer : D) SVA
9. He is sleeping.
A) SVO
B) SV
C) SVC
D) SVA
Answer : B) SV
10. India became independent in 1947.
A) SVAA
B) SVA
C) SVAC
D) SVOA
Answer : B) SVA
11. I don’t know him.
A) SVOC
B) SVO
C) SOA
D) SVOA
Answer : B) SVO
12. The doctor advised him complete rest.
A) SVOO
B) SVOA
C) SVOC
D) SVCC
Answer : A) SVOO
13. They felt the floor vibrate.
A) SVAC
B) SVOO
C) SVO
D) SVOC
Answer : D) SVOC
14. They published the results yesterday.
A) SVOOA
B) SVAO
C) SVOO
D) SVOA
Answer : D) SVOA
15. The boys are playing foot ball now.
A) SVOO
B) SVAO
C) SVOC
D) SVOA
Answer : D) SVOA
16. The weather has turned very warm.
A) SVOA
B) SVA
C) SVC
D) SVOC
Answer : C) SVC
17. He is expected to arrive shorty.
A) SV
B) SVA
C) SVAA
D) SVOA
Answer : B) SVA
18. Her dress appears now.
A) SV
B) SVA
C) SVO
D) SVC
Answer : D) SVC
19. She was a friendly person.
A) SVC
B) SVO
C) SVA
D) SVOO
Answer : A) SVC
20. I received him affectionately.
A) SV
B) SVOA
C) SVA
D) SVOO
Answer : B) SVOA
21. My sister speaks English very well.
A) SVOA
B) SV
C) SOA
D) SVO
Answer : A) SVOA
22. All woman love jewels and silk saris.
A) VS
B) SVA
C) SVO
D) SVOO
Answer : C) SVO
23. The doctor gave him a shot.
A) SVO
B) SVOO
C) SVO
D) SVOA
Answer : B) SVOO
24. Here comes the bride.
A) SVO
B) SVC
C) SVOO
D) AVS
Answer : D) AVS
25. I smell something burning.
A) SVOC
B) SV
C) SVO
D) SVOO
Answer : A) SVOC
26. Most of the women read novels.
A) SVC
B) SVA
C) SVO
D) SV
Answer : C) SVO
27. I had my dinner an hour ago at the Sheraton.
A) SVOO
B) SVAO
C) SVAA
D) SVA
Answer : C) SVAA
28. He has made his wife his secretary.
A) SVOC
B) SV
C) SVOO
D) SVCC
Answer : A) SVOC
29. He stole a car recently.
A) SV
B) SVA
C) SVAA
D) SVOA
Answer : D) SVOA
30. Sentries have been posted all round the building.
A) SVO
B) SVA
C) SVAA
D) SVC
Answer : B) SVA
31. Students asked the teacher many questions.
A) SVCO
B) SVC
C) SVOO
D) SVO
Answer : C) SVOO
32. Tell me your name.
A) SVO
B) VOO
C) SV
D) SOC
Answer : B) VOO
33. The police could trace the culprit soon.
A) VSO
B) SVOO
C) SVO
D) SVOA
Answer : D) SVOA
34. We found the lecture boring.
A) SVOC
B) SVC
C) SVOO
D) VSO
Answer : A) SVOC
35. I have finished writing a book.
A) SCV
B) SOC
C) SVO
D) SVOO
Answer : C) SVO