Sentence Patterns -- N-V

The Equation for a Sentence:

     Subject (Noun)

     Verb

+   Complete Thought

     SENTENCE

Every complete sentence (independent clause) must have these components. 
Additionally, all sentences start with capital letters and have an end punctuation mark.
(i.e. period, question mark, exclamation mark.)

The Most Basic Sentence Pattern:  N-V (also known as S-V)

The simplest sentence has one noun for a subject and one verb. 
The predicate of the sentence is the part of the sentence that gives the verb
and tells what the subject does.  (In other words, everything that is not in the subject)

Exercise #1:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject and a verb to make a “bare bones” sentence. 
Put a single word in each box.

Simple Subject	Simple Verb
EX:  glass	broke
1.
2.
3.

Using your subjects and verbs from the chart above, “spruce up” your sentences with adverbs and adjectives. 
Do not add any more subject nouns, direct objects, or verbs.

EX:  The expensive, delicate glass suddenly broke.

1.

2.

3.

Exercise #2:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject and a verb to make a “bare bones” sentence. 
Put a single word in each box.

Simple Subject	Simple Verb
1.
2.

Using your subjects and verbs from the chart above,
“spruce up” your sentences with adverbs and adjectives and at least on prepositional phrase. 
Do not add any more subject nouns or verbs.

EX.  My mother’s expensive, delicate glass from Germany suddenly broke yesterday.

1.

2.

Exercise #3:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject and a verb to make a “bare bones” sentence. 
Put a single word in each box.

Compound Subject	Simple Verb
EX:  squirrels, rabbits	scampered
1.
Simple Subject	Compound Verb
EX: baby	fussed, cried
2.

Using your subjects and verbs from the chart above,
“spruce up” your sentences with adverbs and adjectives and at least on prepositional phrase. 
Do not add any more subject nouns or verbs.

EX.  The happy little squirrels and rabbits scampered cheerfully through the yard.

The exhausted baby fussed and cried in the crib. 1.

2.