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Unit 10: Basic Sentence Patterns

Notes
3. Pattern III. Subject + Verb (passive voice)
The [water] (in the pool) is heated (by several solar panels). (11 words)

On clear days, their skin is tanned by the sun. (10 words)
Their eyes are protected from the chlorine by swim goggles. (12 wds)
Their spirits are lifted after half an hour of swimming. (10 words)
4. Sentences with compound elements.

Put brackets [ ] around each compound element.
[Mr. Yang], [Mrs. Yang], and their [daughter] like to go swimming. (11 words)
This leisure activity tones their muscles and relaxes their minds. (10 words)
They take their swimsuits, goggles and towels to the pool. (10 words)

They swim in the evening, on Saturday morning, or on Sunday afternoon. (12 w)
After swimming, they return home hungry but very refreshed. (9 words)

10.2 Basic Sentence Patterns

Every sentence must have a subject and a verb. When a sentence is written in “regular or
normal” order, the subject precedes (comes before) the verb.

Example: John is a good student. (“John” is the subject and “is” is the verb.)
When a sentence is written in “inverted” order, the verb or part of the verb
precedes the subject.

Example: Is Mary your sister’s name? (“Mary” is the subject and “is” is the verb.)

Notes Note that the verb “is” precedes the subject. In order to identify the Basic Sentence
Patterns, you must be able to identify the subject and verb of each sentence. However,
subjects and verbs are presented in several different ways.
Subjects:

1 Single-one subject

Example: Jack is my brother. (Jack is the subject.)
2 Compound-two or more subjects

Example: Sue and Betty are very good friends. (Sue and Betty are the subjects.)
3 Word or Word Group
a. Gerund or Gerund Phrase

Example: Singing is good therapy. (Singing, which is a gerund, is the subject.)

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