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SVOQ

SubjectVerb Object- Qualifier

Sentence Builder

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Created by Randy Robert June 2006

Copyright - Credenda Virtual High School


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Subject V O - QSubjects are usually:

nouns, pronouns or noun phrases.

Subjects answers the questions: Who? or What?

They tell who or what the sentence is about.

Who?- Men . or - She . or -An old man

What?- Trucks . or - It . or - The blue truck


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S Verb O - Q

S V

Sharona runs.

A verb orverb phrase is the action part of the

sentence. It answers the questions: Does or did what?

It describes the action of the subject. In otherwords the subject does or did what?

As described:

The subject does or did what? The truck rolled.

In some cases the verb does not show action and is a linking verb.

The subject (is or was) (followed by a completer)


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S V Object - Q

The object receives the action of the subject asdescribed by the verb.

S V O

Tom kissed Mary. The Object answers the questions:

To Whom? or To What?

The object is usually a noun ornoun phrase. As described:

The subject does or did what to whom or to what.

The dog bit his master.


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S V O - Qualifier

The qualifier describes the actiondescribed by the verb.

S V O Q

Martha threw the stone angrily.

The qualifieranswers the questions:

When? Where? How? Why?

As described: The Subject does or did what to whom or what when, where, how or why.

Mary raced her sister to the barn.


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S V Completer

The completeris used to show the result,

or description of a linking verb or state of

being verb on the subject. S V C

Sean was lonely.

Jay is angry.


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Subject Verb Object - Qualifier

Susan passed the puck swiftly.

How many ways can a simple sentence be constructed?

Or

How many ways can something be said?

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Subject Verb Qualifier - Object

Susan passed swiftly the puck.


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S OQ V

Subject Object - Qualifier-Verb

Susan the puck swiftly passed.


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Subject Verb Qualifier- Object

Susan passed swiftly the puck.


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Subject - Qualifier Verb Object

Susan swiftly passed the puck.


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Subject Object Verb - Qualifier

Susan the puck passed swiftly.


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S Q O V

Subject - Qualifier Object Verb

Susan swiftly the puck passed.


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Object Subject Verb - Qualifier

The puck Susan passed swiftly.


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O V Q S

Object - Verb - Qualifier Subject

The puck passed swiftly Susan.


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OQ SV

Object - Qualifier Subject Verb

The puck swiftly Susan passed.


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Object - Subject - Qualifier Verb

The puck Susan swiftly passed.


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OQ V S

Object - Qualifier Verb Subject

The puck swiftly passed Susan.


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O V S Q

Object Verb Subject - Qualifier

The puck passed Susan swiftly.


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V S OQ

Verb Subject Object - Qualifier

Passed Susan the puck swiftly.


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V O Q S

Verb Object - Qualifier- Subject

Passed the puck swiftly Susan.


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V Q S O

Verb - Qualifier Subject Object

Passed swiftly Susan the puck.


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Verb Subject - Qualifier Object

Passed Susan swiftly the puck.


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V Q O S

Verb - Qualifier Object Subject

Passed swiftly the puck Susan.


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V O S Q

Verb Object - Subject Qualifier

Passed the puck Susan swiftly.


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Q SV O

Qualifier- Subject Verb Object

Swiftly Susan passed the puck.


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Q S O V

Qualifier Subject Object - Verb

Swiftly Susan the puck passed.


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Q VO S

Qualifier- Verb Object - Subject

Swiftly passed the puck Susan.


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QVSO

Qualifier- Verb Subject Object

Swiftly passed Susan the puck.


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QOSV

Qualifier Object - Subject Verb

Swiftly the puck Susan passed.


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QOVS

Qualifier Object Verb - Subject

Swiftly the puck passed Susan.


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S V O QAs you saw a 4 word sentence can make 24different sentences.

You may also have noticed:

Sometimes the meaning changed Sometimes the sentence was awkward

Sometimes the sentence was hard to understand

Sometimes the sentence sounded like Yoda

from Star Wars was talking


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S V O Q Although some of the sentences were not

acceptable, many were. Your ear will tellyou if a sentence is correct or not.

As a writer, you can make your writingmore interesting by varying your sentencestructure.

If you can make 24 sentences from just 4words, IMAGINE, what variety ofsentences you can create with 8-10 words.


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S V O Q Dont be afraid to experiment.

Writing is a process of exploration.

Writing editing rewriting is a process.

Get used to doing it!

Write about things you know.

Home Improve YourWriting Document

Link toHypergrammar


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Noun Phrase

Often the noun is accompanied by other

words articles like (the, a)

Or with adjectives like (old, lonely)

These are called noun phrases.

Examples are:

( The old man, A sweet puppy, Lonely people)

Lonely people seek friends.


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Verb Phrase Verbs in sentences can stand alone, but sometimes they are verb

phrases. I.e.

were being eaten

kept screaming

A verb phrase usually includes direct and indirect objects or anyadverb, adverb phrases, oradverb clauses which happen to modifyit

The predicate part of the sentence is always a verb phrase.

An example is:

We will meet at the library.Subject Predicate


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Qualifiers Qualifiers can take many forms:

Adverb Phrases (a prepositional adverb phrase in the example) (She bought some spinach when she went to the corner store. )

adverb The premier gave a speech here.

adverb clause

The premier gave a speech where the workers were striking.


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Completers (Subject Compliments) There is a third kind of verb called a linking verb. The word (or

phrase) which follows a linking verb is called not an object, but a

subject complement.

The most common linking verb is "be." Other linking verbs are

"become," "seem," "appear," "feel," "grow," "look," "smell," "taste,"

and "sound," among others. Linking verb with subject complement

He was a radiologist before he became a full-time yoga instructor.

Linking verb with subject complement

Your homemade chili smells delicious.

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