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Identify the pattern of the following sentences

1. I've already told the detective what I know about it.
2. They were very excited.
3. The police have identified the robbers.
4. I was eating a sandwich for lunch.
5. My cousin painted quite badly.
6. They are going to eat-out.
7. She never gives up.
8. I bought a drink for her.
9. The company has offered me a good job.
He usually spends all his money.

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Final answer:

The sentences exhibit different patterns and sentence structures.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given sentences, we can identify different patterns:

  1. Sentence 1: Subject + Auxiliary verb + Adverb + Main verb + Object
  2. Sentence 2: Subject + Verb + Adjective
  3. Sentence 3: Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + Object
  4. Sentence 4: Subject + Auxiliary verb + Main verb + Object + Prepositional phrase
  5. Sentence 5: Subject + Verb + Adverb
  6. Sentence 6: Subject + Auxiliary verb + Verb + Particle
  7. Sentence 7: Subject + Adverb + Verb + Adverb
  8. Sentence 8: Subject + Verb + Direct object + Prepositional phrase
  9. Sentence 9: Subject + Auxiliary verb + Verb + Object

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