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Subject – Verb – Object - Qualifier

Sentence Builder

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Created by Randy Robert June 2006

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Subject – V – O - Q•Subjects 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…

S – Verb – O - Q

• S V• Sharona runs.• A verb or verb phrase is the action part of the

sentence. • It answers the questions: Does or did what?• It describes the action of the subject. In other

words 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)

S – V – Object - Q

• The object receives the action of the subject as described 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 or noun phrase.• As described:• The subject does or did what to whom or to what.• The dog bit his master.

S – V – O - Qualifier

• The qualifier describes the action described by the verb.

• S V O Q• Martha threw the stone angrily.• The qualifier answers 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.

S – V – Completer

• The completer is 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?

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• Susan passed swiftly the puck.

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• Susan the puck swiftly passed.

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• Susan swiftly the puck passed.

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• The puck Susan passed swiftly.

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• The puck passed swiftly Susan.

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• Object - Qualifier – Subject – Verb

• The puck swiftly Susan passed.

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• Passed Susan the puck swiftly.

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• Swiftly Susan passed the puck.

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• Swiftly passed Susan the puck.

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• Qualifier – Object - Subject – Verb

• Swiftly the puck Susan passed.

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• Qualifier – Object – Verb - Subject

• Swiftly the puck passed Susan.

S V OQ As you saw a 4 word sentence can make 24

different 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

S V OQ• Although some of the sentences were not

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

• As a writer, you can make your writing more interesting by varying your sentence structure.

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

S V OQ• Don’t 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.

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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.

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 any

adverb, adverb phrases, or adverb clauses which happen to modify it

• The predicate part of the sentence is always a verb phrase. • An example is:

• We will meet at the library. Subject Predicate

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.

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.