Traditional Grammar - Assignment 4 (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. How beautifully the children sang.
   7. Hand the officer your official identification right away!
   8. Fanny painted her nose orange.
   (This is a pattern we haven't seen yet. Explain why it doesn't fit the SVO or SVOO patterns. Which of the new patterns do you think it might be and why?)
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.