Traditional Grammar - Assignment 5 (ungraded) James Madison University

Instructions: [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

1. Diagram just the words in the basic sentence pattern of each of the following sentences:
   1. My other car is impressive.
   2. The foolish young scientist sent the newspaper his early results.
   3. A new shipment of snails arrived.
   4. The superhero saved all the people on the train.
   5. These newly-washed towels felt very soft.
   6. Has your boss been there yet?
   7. Fanny painted her nose orange.
2. Give a simple, straightforward example of each of the following sentence types:
   1. A sentence with a direct object.
   2. A sentence containing the SV pattern.
   3. A sentence containing a subject complement.
   4. A sentence with an expletive "there".
   5. A sentence with an indirect object.
3. Which of the following is an SVOC pattern sentence?
   1. The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.
   2. The triangle chased the square angrily.
   3. Fresh butter will make the batter better.
4. For each sentence in the following (slightly chopped up and neither simple nor straightforward :-) ) excerpt from Language Myths, provide the information requested below:

   "According to the "dirty fingernails" fallacy, journalists do not pay sufficient attention to language details. They never [..] scrub their linguistic fingernails clean. [...] On closer inspection, this is untrue."
   "Despite the widespread belief that women talk more than men, most of the available evidence suggests [...] the opposite. [...] There is abundant evidence that this pattern starts early."

   
   

   1. Is it a simple sentence or is it a multiple sentence?
   2. For each clause in the sentence, underline the verb, determine which sentence pattern is being followed, and explain how you recognized that pattern.