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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

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