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Sentence patterns
Do you know the classification of sentences?
How do you classify English language sentences?
How should you classify English language sentences?
English language sentence classification by purpose.
What is English language sentence classification by verb tense of sentence?
What is English language sentence classification by purpose?
Some also call this classification as sentences by structures or variety.

English language sentence classification by verb tense of sentence.

English language sentence classification by verb tense of sentence.
Interrogative, declarative sentences can be written in various tenses.
Can imperative and exclamatory sentences be written in various tenses?
What is a sentence pattern?
What is English language sentence classification depending on the number and type of clauses?
Q. How many patterns of sentences are there?
Q. Can you give examples of each?
1. Independent clause. (Simple)
    Declarative
    1. Subject + Verb
    2. Subject + Verb + Complement -
    Subject Verb Direct Object
    Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
    3. There - Verb - Subject.
    There have been objections.
    4. (Adjunct) Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object (Adjunct)
    Question
    5. Auxiliary - Subject - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object?
    Will Nasreen bake Asif a cake?
    6. Auxiliary - Subject Verb?
    7. Verb - There - Subject?
    8. Auxiliary - there - Verb - Subject?
    Have there been any objections?
    9. Auxiliary - Subject - Verb - Object?
    Question Word Questions

    Question word + verb
    Question word + auxiliary verb + subject
    Question word + auxiliary verb + subject (+ verb)
    Question Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Optional Object or Complement + ?
    Question word + verb
    Question word + subject + verb
    Question Word(how) + adj/adv
    Question Word + ________+ Prepositions?
    10. Question word + verb
    What happened?
    11. SUBJECT QUESTIONS

    * These are not the most common but you can find them anywhere and at any time:

    Question Word + Verb + Optional Object or Complement + ?

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    12. The questions what, which, whose are often followed by a noun (before the auxiliary/modal). The question how is often followed by an adjective. Look at the following examples:
    * What time must we be there?
    * What kind of music do you listen to?
    * Which painting do you like the best?
    * Whose parents are coming to the meeting tomorrow?
    * How long have you lived in Germany?
    * How much _________ do you have?
    * How far is your house from the school?
    13. Question Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Optional Object or Complement + ?

    * These are the most common questions. Have a look at the structure:

    Question Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Optional Object or Complement + ?

    The Question Words are usually: what, where, when, who, why, which, how.
    * Example: What did you see last Saturday evening on TV? Other
    14. Question Word(how) + adj/adv
    15. Question Word + ________+ Prepositions?
    16. Imperative Sentences
    17. Exclamatory Sentences
2. Independent clause;independent clause.(Compound)
3. Independent clause;but[and, so, nor, yet, for, or]independent clause.(Compound)
4. Independent clause dependent clause.(Complex)
5. Dependent clause, independent clause.(Complex)
Statement
Object Questions

Question word auxiliary subject main Verb

Where do you live?
What will you do?
When is she coming?

Subject Questions

Who loves you?
Question
Question
What are the commonly used sentence patterns?
Match the sentences to the patterns:
How many patterns of sentences are there?
What can be the parts of a sentence?
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What is the pattern of this sentence?
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What are examples of to be verb, linking verb, intransitive verb, and transitive verb?
Linking Verb
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