SIMPLE SENTENCE PATTERN II

Simple Sentence Pattern II: Subject (S) + Predicate (P) (+ Adjunct).

A. The Elements of the S

1. Personal pronouns: I, you, we, he, she, and they.
2. Proper nouns: John, Jane, Toyota, etc.
3. Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those.
4. Numbers: one, two, etc.
5. Nouns: computer, translation, activity, development, weakness, etc.
6. Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, ours, his, hers, and theirs.
7. Indefinite pronouns: somebody (= someone), everybody (= everyone), nobody (= no one), anybody (= anyone), something, everything, nothing, and anything.
8. Gerunds: finding, seeing, making, getting, swimming, beginning, lying, etc.
9. To infinitives: to find, to see, to make, to get, to swim, to begin, to lie, etc.
10. Noun phrases: this computer, that computer, these computers, those computers, the computer, the computers, a computer, an activity, an hour, a university, some universities, many computers, some water, much water, a lot of computers, a lot of water, etc.

B. The Elements of the P

1. Sensory verbs: feel, appear, look, seem, sound, etc.
2. Subjective complements: adjectives (tired, busy, absent, etc.); adverbials of place (here, there, out, etc.); prepositional phrases showing conditions or situations (in danger, in trouble, etc.); prepositional phrases showing adverbials of place (in foreign countries, in the country, in America, etc.); adverbials of place (here, there, out, abroad, etc.); and noun phrases (a manager, the leader of the country, etc.).

C. The Elements of the Adjunct

• Adverbs or adverbials

The application of the above sentence pattern in simple sentences and their analysis:

• I (S) feel happy (P) in my life (Adjunct).
• All of the customers (S) feel satisfied with our service (P).
• The morning sunshine (S) feels fresh (P).
• The baby skin (S) feels soft (P).
• Our national development (S) appears successful (P).
• Their manager (S) appears quite content (P).
• Either of the two laptops (S) looks like mine (P).
• That hat (S) looks ridiculous (P) on you (Adjunct)!
• Those shoes (S) look [so (Adjunct)] comfortable (P).
• Your bicycle (S) certainly (Adjunct) looks sleek (P).
• Industrialization (S) seems possible (P) on this island (Adjunct).
• Susan (S) seems sad (P) to me (Adjunct).
• Your room (S) smells pleasant (P).
• His ideas (S) sound interesting (P).
• Julia’s voice (S) sounds [so (Adjunct)] pleasant (P) over the phone (Adjunct).
• This chemical substance (S) tastes [unusually (Adjunct)] sour (P).
• One of the men (S) becomes our manager of this company (P).
• Some people (S) get furious (P) only because of trivial things (Adjunct).
• None of the oil companies (S) goes bankrupt (P).
• We (S) grow older (P) day by day (Adjunct).
• Our cat (S) grows hungry (P) at night (Adjunct).
• Quite a few of them (S) turn creative (P).
• Any of the problems (S) proves [very (Adjunct)] simple (P).
• Judy (S) becomes the new treasurer of the club (P).
• All of the employees (S) keep active with their work (P).
• Here (Adjunct), prices (S) remain stable (P).
• Her hands (S) remain steady (P) throughout her speeches (Adjunct).
• His voice (S) sounds [very (Adjunct)] stern (P).
• Some grapefruits (S) tastes [unusually (Adjunct)] sour (P).
• Raisins (S) become my favorite snack (P).
• My horse (S) feels [very (Adjunct)] frisky (P) on the cool autumn day (Adjunct).
• This locket (S) remains a reminder of our friendship (P).
• Jennifer (S) [always (Adjunct)] turn pale (P) throughout her ride on the roller coaster (Adjunct).
• Peter (S) [often (Adjunct)] looks uneasy (P) throughout his exams (Adjunct).
• His words (S) sound [most (Adjunct)] unsympathetic (P).
• Peggy (S) looks everywhere (P) for Penny (Adjunct).
• Some of the photographs (S) turn dull (P) with age (Adjunct).

By Tahajudin Sudibyo