Identify sentence patterns (7)

There are six sentence patterns: SV, SVO, SV-IO-DO, SVC, SV-DO-OC, or SVA. Identify the pattern of each sentence below:

e.g. He sings and dances. [SV]

1. Reading makes people good.
2. To be an outstanding employee needs hard working.
3. Smart phone does not make people smart.
4. Teenagers become ruder and ruder.
5. The cars have been fixed.
6. The news makes the students surprised.
7. Every man makes mistakes.
8. I have sent my brother a letter.
9. Keep everything unchanged.
10. A bad worker always blames his tools.
11. Time is a healer.
12. The computer broke down suddenly.
13. The meeting was fruitful.
14. The finding surprised everyone.
15. She can't finish all assignments.


Show answer keys

1. SV-DO-OC
2. SVO
3. SV-DO-OC
4. SVC
5. SV
6. SV-DO-OC
7. SVO
8. SV-IO-DO
9. SV-DO-OC
10. SVO
11. SVC
12. SVA
13. SVC
14. SVO
15. SVO