Question

Basic Sentence Patterns. Label the sentence patterns S-InV, S-TrV-DO, S-TrV-IO-DO, S-LV-PN,

S-LV-PA, S-TrV-DO-OC, or S-be-Advl. If the adverbial is a prepositional phrase, underline it.
21. Another rather unusual zoo is the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem.
22. Officially known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, this zoo covers sixty-
two acres.
23. Naturally, this zoo includes animals mentioned in the Bible.
24. The Biblical Zoo provides its animals wonderful natural habitats.
25. Especially attractive to children is the Noah's Ark Visitors' Center.
26. The design of the Abby and Emily Rapoport Ark and Information Center is similar to book
illustrations of Noah's ark.
27. The deck of the visitors' center offers guests a cafeteria and a gift shop.
28. The auditorium and the exhibition gallery are other features of the visitors' center.
29. Interestingly, none of the zoo's animals came directly from the wild.
30. Nearly all modern zoos, including the Biblical Zoo, are members of international
organizations.
31. Visitors to a zoo can usually learn about the animals on exhibit.
32. Informational placards near the animal habitats give visitors information about the
animals.
33. For instance, on the signs are usually statistics about the size of the animal.
34. Have you ever seen a seven-ton African elephant?
35. Birds and information about them interest many visitors to zoos and aviaries.
36. The American founding fathers made the bald eagle our national bird.
37. Its white head feathers create the illusion of baldness.
38. The name is from balde, the Old English word for white.
39. Perhaps I will travel to several zoos next year.
40. My cousin named the polar bears her favorite exhibit during our last zoo visit.

Answer 1

Sentence Pattern Labels:

21. S-be-Adj (Another rather unusual zoo is the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem.)

22. S-TrV-DO-OC (Officially known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, this zoo covers sixty-two acres.)

The Patterns

23. S-TrV-DO (Naturally, this zoo includes animals mentioned in the Bible.)

24. S-TrV-DO-IO (The Biblical Zoo provides its animals wonderful natural habitats.)

25. S-be-Adj (Especially attractive to children is the Noah's Ark Visitors' Center.)

26. S-LV-PA (The design of the Abby and Emily Rapoport Ark and Information Center is similar to book illustrations of Noah's ark.)

27. S-TrV-DO-OC (The deck of the visitors' center offers guests a cafeteria and a gift shop.)

28. S-TrV-DO-DO (The auditorium and the exhibition gallery are other features of the visitors' center.)

29. S-Adv-be-Adj (Interestingly, none of the zoo's animals came directly from the wild.)

30. S-LV-PN (Nearly all modern zoos, including the Biblical Zoo, are members of international organizations.)

31. S-TrV-DO-OC (Visitors to a zoo can usually learn about the animals on exhibit.)

32. S-TrV-IO-DO (Informational placards near the animal habitats give visitors information about the animals.)

33. S-TrV-Prepositional-DO (For instance, on the signs are usually statistics about the size of the animal.)

34. S-HaveV-DO-OC (Have you ever seen a seven-ton African elephant?)

35. S-TrV-DO-IO (Birds and information about them interest many visitors to zoos and aviaries.)

36. S-TrV-DO-IO (The American founding fathers made the bald eagle our national bird.)

37. S-TrV-DO-OC (Its white head feathers create the illusion of baldness.)

38. S-LV-EO (The name is from balde, the Old English word for white.)

39. S-Adv-S (Perhaps I will travel to several zoos next year.)

40. S-TrV-DO (My cousin named the polar bears her favorite exhibit during our last zoo visit.)

The provided sentences exhibit various structures: linking verb patterns (S-LV-PN and S-LV-PA), transitive verb patterns with direct objects (S-TrV-DO), intransitive verb patterns (S-InV), and intransitive verb patterns with adverbial prepositional phrases (S-be-Advl).