ENGLISH SENTENCE PATTERN

Hello everybody, welcome to Umi Ismiyati Atmaja class J

As your lecturer, *amiin* today I will explain English sentence pattern.

Well, there are three English sentence patterns and one modifier of those three patterns.

I.                   S + V

This pattern is to express actions.

e.g.:

We eat bread.

I am talking about…

We were invited to attend…

(To be is only used for V-ing or passive)

II.                S + be/linking verb + C

This pattern is to express something other than action.

e.g.:

I am hungry.

You look sad.

III.             There + be + S (Introductory there)

This pattern is to show the existence of something or someone.

e.g.:

There are three boys from Sydney.

There is an apple on the table.

IV.             It… (Introductory it)

1.      It + V + S

e.g.:

It takes us an hour to get there.

It needs much money to buy a new car.

2.      It + linking verb + S

e.g.:

It becomes difficult to get jobs today.

It looks easy to get there by bicycle.

3.      It + be + S

e.g.:

It is not a big problem to find your house.

It is difficult to repair this computer.

That’s all for today, thank you. J