Diagramming Sentences Patterns 7, 8, 9, and 10

Pattern 7: Subject – transitive verb - direct object S-tv-do A transitive verb is followed by a direct object while an intransitive verb is not The direct object answers the questions whom or what after the verb Objects of the preposition cannot be direct objects Pattern 7 is the basic transitive verb pattern upon which Pattern 8, 9, and 10 are built \ a backslash indicates a relationship between the subject and the subjective complement | a line indicates there is not relationship between the subject and the object

Subject – transitive verb - direct object Example 1 The king proclaimed the news of his divorce.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object Example 2 Henry VIII banished Catholicism from England.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object Example 3 We are studying grammar.

Subject – transitive verb - direct object Example 4 The nurse spilled the medicine

Subject – transitive verb - direct object Example 5 All of the teachers have submitted their lesson plans

Pattern 8: subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object S- tv- io- do Pattern 8 has two objects: the indirect object and the direct object To determine the direct object ask whom or what of the verb To determine the indirect object ask to whom, form whom, of whom, to what, for what, or of what An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object Example 1 The king gave Anne Boleyn his love.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object Example 2 The manager handed everyone a cash bonus.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object Example 3 Knowledge can give us power.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object Example 4 The reporter asked the politician many intrusive questions about her personal habits.

Subject – transitive verb – indirect object – direct object Example 5 Our walk on the beach gave us a sense of freedom.

Rare in the English language Pattern 9: subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective S – tv – do – adj Rare in the English language An objective complement is an adjective or noun that modifies or renames, respectively, the direct object Although sometimes an adjective, it does not precede the noun it modifies as a normal adjective would Thus it is diagrammed on the base line An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective Example 1 The king considered Anne beautiful.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective Example 2 We found the bakery out of food.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective Example 3 The child spoke himself hoarse.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective Example 4 The dog lay out of doors.

Subject- transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: adjective Example 5 The woman was thought gracious.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object - objective complement: noun S- tv – do –n Rare in the English language An objective complement is an adjective or noun that modifies or renames, respectfully, the direct object An indirect object is a short way of expressing a prepositional phrase and therefore it is treated like a prepositional phrase that is always placed under the verb

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun Example 1 The king considered Anne a beauty.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun Example 2 The king made Anne Boleyn a queen

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun Example 3 The committee selected the budget as its top priority for the year

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun Example 4 Tolkien selected Smaug as the name of the dragon.

Subject – transitive verb – direct object – objective complement: noun Example 5 Bilbo offered the dwarf a handkerchief.