Basic Sentence Patterns II
English Syntax 7th meeting
Pattern 5: SVOO (Subject + Verb +
Indirect Object + Direct Object)
The mother
bought the girl
a dress
Subject
Verb
IO
DO
1. Verb in this pattern must be transitive.
2. The indirect object can be replaced by a
prepositional phrase.
ex: The mother bought the girl a dress
becomes The mother bought a dress for
the girl.
Illustration
• Tim told his friends something exciting.
The university had awarded him a
scholarship. The scholarship committee
sent him the news yesterday. Tim showed
me the letter. It gave him all details. Each
month, the university will mail him a check.
Then he must pay the university the
required fee. The university has given Tim
a very great honor.
Pattern 6: SVOC (Subject + Verb +
Direct Object + Objective
Complement)
We considered Salvatore
S
Verb
DO
noteworthy.
Obj. Comp
Illustration
• Last night Hiroko and Lorraine went to a lecture
on politics. They considered the lecturer an
authority. Hiroko finds politics a fascinating
subject. Lorraine considers it a bore. She
considers political activities nothing but hard
work. Hiroko finds them great fun. She found the
lecture interesting. Lorraine thought it rather
boring. The League of Woman Voters may elect
Hiroko its next president. Lorraine will not envy
her.
Pattern7: SVOA (Subject + Verb +
Object + Adverbial)
Mr. Jensen
S
set the cup
V
DO
on the table.
Adverbial