Sentence Patterns (green)

An ________ verb is a word that expresses an action.

A __________ verb is used to connect the subject with the complement.

An ___________ decribes how, when or where the action happens.

An ___________ is the person or thing that receives the action in a sentence.

A ________ is the part of the sentence that explains or describes the subject.

Identify the sentence pattern used in the following sentence: She is reading a book.

• Subject + Action verb + Complement

• Subject + Linking verb + Complement

• Subject + Action verb + Indirect object

• Subject + Action verb + Object

Identify the sentence pattern used in the following sentence: They were playing in the park.

• Subject + Action verb + Object

• Subject + Action verb + Adverb

• Subject + Linking verb + Object

• Subject + Action verb + Indirect object

Identify the sentence pattern used in the following sentence: The flowers smell good.

• subject + action verb + object

• subject + linking verb + object

• subject + linking verb + complement

• action verb + subject + complement

Identify the sentence pattern used in the following sentence: He gave the officers some information.

• subject + linking verb + complement

• subject + action verb + indirect object + direct object

• subject + action verb + adverb

• subject + adverb + complement

Which of the following sentences has the correct order of words?

• Found she a hat.

• A hat she found.

• Hat found a she.

• She found a hat.