Pattern One: S IV
The monkey jumped.
(Spiced-up version): On the other side of the lake the agitated monkey jumped wildly around when it caught sight of us.
Pattern two: S TV DO
Her husband loves money.
(Spiced-up version): Her no-good, cheating, law-breaking husband loves money more than love.
Pattern three: S TV IO DO
The student gave Ms. Moore her assignment.
(Spiced-up version): The polite, responsible student promptly gave Ms. Moore her impeccably completed assignment on koala bears.
Pattern Four: S LV PN
My mom is a psychiatrist.
(Spiced-up version): My mom, an innovator in her field, is a world-renowned psychiatrist who works primarily with depressed patients.
(Note: The “spiced-up” sentences for patterns 1-3 all had just one clause and were therefore simple sentences. The sentence above about “mom” is a complex sentence because it has not only an independent clause but also a dependent clause. Can anyone identify the dependent clause? Can anyone infer its purpose in the sentence?)
Pattern Five: S LV PA
My cat seems lethargic.
(Spiced-up version): My neurotic cat seems particularly lethargic today after chasing cockroaches through the house much of last night.
(Question: Is this a simple or complex sentence?)
Complete a two-tiered analysis of the following sentences in the space provided below and on the back of this paper.
Tier One: Identify the parts of speech of each word in bold print. If the word you’re identifying is a verb or pronoun, identify the type of verb or pronoun.
Tier Two: Identify the essential elements and the sentence pattern of each sentence.
1. The talented player fell awkwardly on an opponent’s ankle.
2. The player writhed in agony on the hardwood floor.
3. Some of the coaches felt sorry for the injured player.
Find answers on the back!
1. The talented player fell awkwardly on an opponent’s ankle.
Tier One: the (adjective); talented (adjective); awkwardly (adverb); on (preposition); opponent’s (noun)
Tier Two: player fell (S IV)
2. The player writhed in agony on the hardwood floor.
Tier One: writhed (IV); agony (noun); on (preposition); hardwood (adjective); floor (noun)
Tier Two: player writhed (S IV)
3. Some of the coaches felt sorry for the injured player.
Tier One: some (indefinite pronoun); felt (LV); sorry (adjective); for (preposition); injured (adjective)
Tier Two: some felt sorry (S LV PA)