Below are sentences from forum 2 that demonstrate the patterns 1-10. One sentence has a mistake. Can you find it?
The Be Patterns
I. The science conference is
today.
II. The witches
are wicked.
III. The journalists
are established writers.
The Linking Verb Patterns
IV. The violin sounds
phenomenal.
V. My cousin became a
doctor.
The Intransitive Verb Pattern
VI. The infant gurgled.
The Transitive Verb Patterns
VII. My mother
baked a cake.
VIII. My best friend
bought a stunning necklace in Shanghai.
IX. The parents
made the list of chores long.
X. The judges picked the
grey goat as most beautiful.
1. The kids are downstairs.
2. The teachers are excellent.
3. Amy is a doctor.
4. He seems smart.
5. Stacie became a ballet dancer.
6. The baby napped.
7. Chris dropped the football.
8. I hit the tennis ball to Jamie.
9. Harry considers his luck
unbelievable.
10. The town considered Bob a hero.
1. My brother is at the park.2. The receptionist was rude.
3. Josh is a great co-worker.
4. Anita's Kitchen tastes very delicious.
5. The student became a professor.
6. My Mom laughed.
7. My dog bit the mailman.
8. The server gave my family the wrong food.
9. My cousin painted her bedroom purple.
10. The new co-workers considered Josh a hard worker.
Sentence Pattern 1: NP1 + V-be + ADV/TP
My
friends are here.
Sentence Pattern 2: NP1 + V-be + ADJ
My
friends are kind.
Sentence Pattern 3: NP1 + V-be + NP1
Mr. Ahmed
has been a teacher for fifty years.
Sentence Pattern 4: NP1 + LV + ADJ
The
soldier looks worn.
Sentence Pattern 5: NP1 + LV + NP1
The dog
became a hero.
Sentence Pattern 6: NP1 + V-int
The girl
slept.
Sentence Pattern 7: NP1 + V-tr + NP2
Sarah
threw the ball.
Sentence Pattern 8: NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + NP3
The child
gave his mother his blanket.
Sentence Pattern 9: NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + ADJ
She found
the boy cute.
Sentence Pattern 10: NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + NP2
The
country voted Obama president.
Pattern 1: The rock concert was yesterday.
Pattern 2: The cats are sleepy.
Pattern 3: Mrs. Armstrong is my mother.
Pattern 4: The guitar solo sounds hard.
Pattern 5: The cats became fat.
Pattern 6: The campers napped after their exhausting
walk up the mountain.
Pattern 7: The athlete ran a race.
Pattern 8: The doctor gave me the prescription.
Pattern 9: The professor made the lecture difficult.
Pattern 10: The children refer to me as their friend.
Pattern 1: The baseball game is
tomorrow.
Pattern 2: The receptionist was
rude.
Pattern 3: Josh is a great
co-worker.
Pattern 4: Anita's Kitchen
tastes very delicious.
Patern 5: The student became a
professor.
Pattern 6: My mom laughed.
Pattern 7: My dog bit the mailman.
Pattern 8: The server gave the
family the wrong food.
Pattern 9: My cousin painted her
bedroom purple.
Pattern 10: The new co-workers
considered Josh a hard-worker.
