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English: Sentence Patterns

TET / TRB / TNPSC Preparation (15 Questions)

1. Identify the pattern: "Birds fly."

S V S V O S V C

Answer: S V (Subject + Verb)

2. "I eat an apple." What is the sentence pattern?

S V O S V C S V A

Answer: S V O (Subject + Verb + Object)

3. "He is a teacher." Identify the pattern:

S V C S V O S V

Answer: S V C (Subject + Verb + Complement - 'teacher' describes the subject)

4. "She gave me a pen." Identify the pattern:

S V I.O D.O S V O C A S V O A

Answer: S V I.O D.O (Indirect Object 'me' + Direct Object 'a pen')

5. "He came yesterday." What is the pattern?

S V A S V O S V C

Answer: S V A (Adjunct 'yesterday' answers 'When?')

6. "They elected him leader." Identify the pattern:

S V O C S V I.O D.O S V O A

Answer: S V O C (Object Complement 'leader' describes the object 'him')

7. "The sun shines brightly." What is the pattern?

S V A S V C S V O

Answer: S V A ('brightly' is an adjunct answering 'How?')

8. "He made the coffee hot." Identify the pattern:

S V O C S V O A S V I.O D.O

Answer: S V O C ('hot' describes the object 'coffee')

9. "My father bought me a watch." What is the pattern?

S V I.O D.O S V O C S V O A

Answer: S V I.O D.O

10. "The flowers are beautiful." Identify the pattern:

S V C S V A S V

Answer: S V C

11. "He is playing in the garden." What is the pattern?

S V A S V O S V C

Answer: S V A ('in the garden' answers 'Where?')

12. "We called him a genius." Identify the pattern:

S V O C S V I.O D.O S V O A

Answer: S V O C

13. "The baby is crying." What is the pattern?

S V S V C S V A

Answer: S V

14. "She speaks English fluently." Identify the pattern:

S V O A S V O C S V I.O D.O

Answer: S V O A ('fluently' is an adjunct)

15. "It is raining heavily now." What is the pattern?

S V A A S V O A S V C

Answer: S V A A ('heavily' and 'now' are both adjuncts)