BASIC SENTENCE PATTERN (part 1) Subject-Verb (SV)

Alright my dear students, here are my first notes for you. I used this notes when I was teaching in Terengganu and it helped my previous students when they tried to construct a simple sentence.  It's divided into four parts and please, do try to complete the exercises, ok! ;)

BASIC SENTENCE PATTERN

a)      SUBJECT-VERB (SV)

Every sentence has at least two parts: Subject and Verb ( SV ). The subject is usually a noun or something that can take place of a noun.

A NOUN is usually the name of a person, animal, place or things.

A VERB is:

1) an action word which shows

          what people, animals and things do

• e.g. walk, run, swim, talk, eat, drink, study, read, shout

      2) a non-action word

·         e.g. am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did

Look at the following

SUBJECT	VERB
1. The dog	barked.
2. The bus	left.
3. The children	cried.
4. The babies	slept.
5. The robbers	run.
6. He	dies.
7. I	cook.
8. They	smiled.

EXERCISE A

Underline all the subjects in the following sentences.

1. The train arrived.
2. The girl skipped.
3. Father and mother laughed.
4. That convict escaped.
5. The rain ceased.
6. The grasshopper hopped.
7. We talk.
8. All the boys sing.
9. My teacher reads.
10. The child played.

EXERCISE B

Underline all the verbs in the following sentences.

1. The bridge capsized.
2. The water froze.
3. The thunder rolled.
4. Our team wins.
5. The ice melted.
6. The plant grew.
7. Their helicopter flew.
8. Aidil’s car skidded.
9. The ducks quacked.
10. The bomb exploded.