Every English clause is built from up to five parts: Subject, Verb, Object, Complement and Adverbial (SVOCA). They combine into seven basic patterns: SV, SVO, SVC, SVA, SVOO, SVOC and SVOA. The answer key is at the end.
Learn the rules first: Sentence Patterns in English with Examples: The SVOCA Model
Sentence Patterns Worksheet with Answers
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A. Name the part
Is the part in quotation marks the subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial?
- "The children" are playing in the park.
- Priya "bought" a new phone.
- Arjun reads "the newspaper" every morning.
- My uncle is "a doctor".
- We met them "at the station".
- The teacher gave "us" a test.
- They named the baby "Aarav".
- She sings "beautifully".
B. Name the pattern
Write the pattern of each sentence: SV, SVO, SVC, SVA, SVOO, SVOC or SVOA.
- Birds fly.
- Neha writes poems.
- The soup tastes delicious.
- My father is in the garden.
- Ravi gave his sister a gift.
- The news made everyone happy.
- She kept the keys in her bag.
- The baby is sleeping.
- We elected Meera captain.
- Mr Rao teaches us English.
C. Write your own
Write one sentence in each pattern.
- SVO
- SVC
- SVOO
- SVOC
Answer Key
A. Name the part
- Subject
- Verb
- Object (direct object)
- Complement (subject complement)
- Adverbial
- Object (indirect object)
- Complement (object complement)
- Adverbial
B. Name the pattern
- SV
- SVO
- SVC
- SVA
- SVOO
- SVOC
- SVOA
- SV
- SVOC
- SVOO
C. Write your own
- Answers will vary, e.g. Ravi plays cricket.
- Answers will vary, e.g. The sky looks grey.
- Answers will vary, e.g. My mother made me a cake.
- Answers will vary, e.g. They painted the door blue.