Sentence Patterns

Background

IC = Independent clause = subject + v + direct object = complete idea
Ex: CSL has 3200 students.

DC =Dependent clause = subject + verb = incomplete idea

M = Modifier
Ex: CSL has 3200 talented students.

PP = Prepositional phrase ( no verb)
Ex: CSL has 3200 talented students in many programs

DO = Direct object

IO = Indirect object

SC = Subordinating conjunction = because, while, after, until

CC = Coordinating conjunction
Ex:

For,
and,
nor,

but,
or,
yet,
so

RP = Relative pronoun
Ex: CSL has 3200 talented students, which are very interesting.

CA = Coordinating adverb = hence, therefore, thus, moreover, nevertheless, likewise, consequently, accordingly, furthermore.

SP # 1. IC; IC
Ex:

-Hard work is only one side of the equation; talent is the other.
-Some people dream of being something; others stay awake and are.
-Hiding a body might be easy for some; keeping it secret is a whole different thing.
-Loving someone is one thing; trusting this person is an other.
-Ceasar, try on this toga; it seems to be your size.

1A. IC; CA, IC.
Ex:

-The narrator in the story, ''The Tell-Tale Heart'', claimed he was sane; however, he was really nuts.
-F. Stockton had one leg shorter than the other; therefore, he took up writing compensate.
-The narrator thought the old man's eye was mean; nevertheless, it was all in his head.

1B. IC; IC, CC IC
Ex:

-Poe was a great writer; he influenced many others, and he was immensely admired.
-The princess was semi-barbaric; she was manipulated and cunning, but she could not have her way.

SP # 2. IC: IC (General statement to specific statement)
Ex:

-Darwin's Origin of Species states a harsh truth: only the fittest survive.
-The empty coffin in the crypt had a single horrifying meaning: Dracula had awoken to search for fresh blood.
-Payton's faith was decided: he was about to be hanged.
-The story was quite ironic: Ambrose Bierce, a Northern soldier, took a Southern view.

SP # 3. Using a series without a conjunction: A, B, C for emphasis (A, B and C) (A and B and C)
Ex:

-With passion, determination, purpose, Lincoln fought slavery.
-Being a family man, being rich, being happy, he still gave up his life.
-Peyton closed his eyes, thought of his wife, felt pain.

SP # 4. An introductory series of appositives using a dash- and summarizing subject (These, those, each, all, such, someone)
Ex:

-''The Tell-Tale Heart,'' ''The Nightingale,'' ''Hills Like White Elephants'' - each of these has some form of internal or psychological conflict.


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