Directions: Determine the sentence pattern for each sentence given below. Write the sentence pattern in the space provided below the sentence.
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Sentence pattern choices:
| NP1 + V-be + ADV/TP
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NP1 + V-int
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| NP1 + V-be + ADJ
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NP1 + V-tr + NP2
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| NP1 + V-be + NP1 |
NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + NP3 |
| NP1 + LV + ADJ |
NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + ADJ |
| NP1 + LV + NP1 |
NP1 + V-tr + NP2 + NP2 |
1. After about an hour, Maybelle looked impatiently at her watch.
2. The guests at the reception found the ambassador rather rude.
3. The children were in line for lunch.
4. A large boisterous crowd turned out for the protest march.
5. My brother James became a surgeon after ten long years in school.
6. Betty called me a liar yesterday.
7. For a snack, Mom made me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
8. The pot of stew on the stove smells absolutely wonderful.
9. According to the instructor's instructions, students should look up any unfamiliar words.
10. During the summer semester, Helen was on the bus early almost every day.