Clause Patterns 1–4

You have now studied four of the five major clause patterns.

Can you differentiate between them?

Review the patterns, then try your hand at the quiz.

	Subject	Linking Verb	Complement
equative (S=C)	John	is	a doctor. sad

	Subject	Verb	Indirect Object	Direct Object
intransitive (SV)	The moon	rose.
transitive (SVO)	Veronica	hit		the ball.
ditransitive (SVOiOd)	Bob	gave	Judy	flowers.

Instructions for the Quiz

Identify the clause pattern.

Big Hint: For this quiz, the answer will always be either A, B, C, or D, because we haven't yet learned the last pattern.

Example:

1. Life is a joke.
	equative (S=C)
	intransitive (SV)
	transitive (SVO)
	ditransitive (SVOiOd)
	dummy subject (There is / It is)

Answer = A

Quiz