Clause Patterns 1–2
Can you differentiate between the equative and intransitive patterns?
| Subject | Linking Verb | Complement | |
| equative (S=C) |
John | is |
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| Subject | Verb |
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| intransitive (SV) |
The moon | rose. |
Instructions for the Quiz
Identify the clause pattern.
Big Hint: For this quiz, the answer will always be either A or B (equative or intransitive) because we have not yet learned the other patterns.
| 1. Life is a joke. | |
| equative (S=C) | |
| intransitive (SV) | |
| transitive (SVO) | |
| ditransitive (SVOiOd) | |
| dummy subject (There is / It is) | |
Answer = A
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