Hornby Sentence Patterns Verb Patterns Modal Sentences

1 1 1 SP 2 S + be + subject complement/adjunct This is a book/where I work.

2 2A S + vi The moon rose.
3 2B SP 1 S+ vi + (for) + adverbial adjunct We walked (for) five miles.
4 2C 2 S + vi + adverbial adjunct Go away/Come in.
5 2D S+ vi + adjective /(pro)noun  She married young.
SP  2
6 2E S + vi + present participle They've gone dancing.
7 3A SP 1 S+ vi + preposition + (pro)noun  You can rely on me.
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8 3B SP 1/ SP 3 S + vi + (preposition (+ it)) + clause Have you decided (on) what to do next?
9 4A S + vi + to ­infinitive We stopped to rest.
SP 1
10 4B S + vi + to ­infinitive He awoke to find the house on fire.
11 4C S + vi + to­infinitive He agreed to come at once.
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12 4D S + seem/appear + (to be) + adjective/noun He seemed to be surprised at the news.
SP 2
13 4E S + seem/appear/happen/chance + to­infinitive She appears to have left already.
14 4F S + be + to­infinitive At what tme am I to come?
15 5 5 SP 1 S + an o malous finite + infinitive You needn't wait.
16 6A S + vt + (pro)noun  Everyone likes her.
17 6B S + vt + (pro)noun  She has green eyses.
18 6C 6 S + vt + gerund She enjoys palying tennis.
19 6D S + vt + gerund He began talking about his family.
20 6E S + need/want/bear + gerund He needs looking after.
21 7A SP 3 S + vt + (not) + to­infinitive I forgot to post your letter.
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22 7B S + have/ought + (not) + to­infinitive He often has to work overtime.
23 8 8 S + vt + interrogative pronoun/adverb + to­infinitive I couldn't decide what to do next.
24 9 9 S + vt + that­clause Do you think (that) it will rain?
25 10 10 S + vt + dependent clause/question Does anyone know how it happened?
26 11 11 S + vt + (pro)noun  + that­clause I convinced him that I was innocent.
27 12A S + vt + (pro)noun (IO) + (pro)noun  (DO) He doesn't owe me anything.
28 12B 12 SP 4 S + vt + (pro)noun  (IO) + (pro)noun  (DO) Will you do me a favour?
29 12C S + vt + (pro)noun  + (pro)noun  Ask him his name.
30 13A S + vt + (pro)noun (DO) + to + (pro)noun  He sold his car to his sister.
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31 13B SP 3 S + vt + (pro)noun (DO) + for + (pro)noun  She made a new dress for her daughter.
32 14 14 S + vt + (pro)noun (DO) + preposition + (pro)noun  I explained my difficulty to him.
 Verb Patterns Modal Sentences
33 15A S + vt + (pro)noun (DO) + adverbial phrase
SP 3 Please put this book on my desk.
34 15 S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + adverbial particle
15B
35 SP 3 (SP 5) S + vt + adverbial particle + (pro)noun  (DO) Take your shoes off/Take off your shoses.
36 16A S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + to­infinitive He brought his brother to see me.
16 SP 3
37 16B S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + as/like/if + noun/clause Her parents spoilt her as a child.
38 17 17 S + vt + (pro)noun  + infinitive   Do you want me to stay?
39 18A S + vt + (pro)noun  + (not) + to­infinitive I felt the house shake.
40 18B 18 S + vt + (pro)noun  + infinitive   Let me go!
41 18C SP 5 S + have+ (pro)noun  + infinitive Have the visitors shown in, please.
42 19A S + vt + (pro)noun  + present participle I can smell something burning
43 19B 19 S + vt + (pro)noun  + present participle They left me waiting outside.
44 19C S + vt + (pro)noun /possessive + ­ing form of the verb I can't imagine him/his saying that.
45 20 20 S + vt + (pro)noun  + interrogative + to­infinitive Tell me what to do next.
SP 4
46 21 21 S + vt + (pro)noun  + dependent clause/question Tell me what your name is
47 22 22 S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + adjective He painted the walls green.
48 23 23 S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + noun They named their son Richard.
49 24A S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + past participle I want the work finished by Saturday.
SP 5
50 24B 24 S + have + (pro)noun  (DO) + past participle Do you have any money saved?
51 24C S + have/get + (pro)noun  (DO) + past participle Please have this letter translated.
52 25 25 S + vt + (pro)noun  (DO) + (to be) + adjective/noun. Do you consider him (to be) innocent?

vi intransitive verb
vi transitive verb
DO Direct Object
IO Indirect Object
S Subject