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Basic English Sentence Patterns: A Grammar Guide

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Basic Sentence Patterns
Subject (S)==Linking Verb (LV)==Subject Complement (SC)
[predicate adjective/noun]
I
feel
good.
The result
was
chaos.
Subject → Transitive Verb → Direct Object
The earthquake destroyed
the city.
Subject → Intransitive Verb
The earth
trembled.
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Subject → Transitive Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
[to or for]
The government
sent
the city
aid.
Subject → Transitive Verb →Direct Object Object Complement
The citizens
considered
the earthquake
a disaster.
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