Discover 25 Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern Examples Worksheets designed to help students master English grammar effectively. These worksheets cover common verb patterns, sentence structures, and practical examples for CBSE, ICSE, and other board exams. Whether you’re learning basic grammar or advanced sentence construction, these worksheets are perfect for practice and revision.
Why This Is Needed:
Understanding Sentence Structure with Verb Patterns is essential for writing grammatically correct and meaningful sentences. It helps students construct sentences with clarity and precision while avoiding common communication errors.
Function:
These worksheets serve as a practical tool to improve writing skills, enhance grammatical understanding, and prepare for competitive exams. They also help in building fluency by focusing on accurate sentence formation, ensuring better academic and professional performance.
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 1
Sentence Structure: Subject + Intransitive Verb
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Intransitive Verb |
| 1. The Sun | sets. |
| 2. Rina | is singing. |
| 3. Birds | fly. |
| 4. The moon | rose. |
| 5. The man | was crying. |
| 6. Fire | burns. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 2
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Subjective Complement
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Subjective Complement |
| 1. He | is | a good boy. |
| 2. His sister. | became | a nurse. |
| 3. This book | is | mine |
| 4. These pens | are | here. |
| 5. Samay | looks | happy. |
| 6. The teacher | grew | angry. |
| 7. You | should keep | silent. |
| 8. His dreams | have come | true. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 3
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Object
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Direct Object |
| 1. He | helps | The poor. |
| 2. The farmers | ploughed | Their fields. |
| 3. Who | took | My pen? |
| 4. He | didn’t help | me. |
| 5. She | killed | herself |
| 6. His father | has sold | the house. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 4
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Indirect object + Direct Object
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Indirect Object | Direct Object |
| 1. He | is | me | a book. |
| 2. His sister. | Show | him | The road. |
| 3. She | cooked | her husband | some sausages. |
| 4. He | bought | his sister | a pen. |
| 5. The old man | told | them | the whole story. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 5
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Object + Preposition + Object of the preposition
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Direct Object | Preposition | Object of the preposition |
| 1. He | told | the news | to | everybody in the village. |
| 2. She | gave | a pen | to | the teacher. |
| 3. I | have sold | the hpuse | to | a man from Kolkata. |
| 4. Who | brought | the water | for | all of ua? |
| 5. The man | bought | the watch | for | his daughter. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 6
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun/Gerund(Object) + Adjective
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun/Gerund(Object) | Adjective |
| 1. The thief | broke | the safe | open. |
| 2. The sun | keeps | us | warm. |
| 3. The mud | made | our walk | difficult. |
| 4. The dim light | made | reading | impossible for us. |
| 5. Who | has made | my shirt | dirty? |
Remember: The verbs used in this pattern are: get, keep, beat, drive, make, paint, turn, like, wish.
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 7
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + to – Infinitive (as object of the verb)
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | to – Infinitive (as object of the verb) |
| 1. He | wants | to go to Germany. |
| 2. She | forgot | to post the letter. |
| 3. We | stopped | to take a rest. |
| 4. Someone | has called | to see you. |
| 5. We | decide | to visit the zoo. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 8
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + to – Infinitive (as object of the verb)
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | to – Infinitive |
| 1. He | warned | us. | not to be late. |
| 2. She . | likes | her husband | to go there. |
| 3. The teacher | asked | the students | to read hard. |
| 4. He | ordered | the servant | to leave the room. |
| 5. He | helped | me | to carry the box. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 9
Sentence Structure: Subject + Seem/Appear + (to be) + Adjective/Noun
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Seem/Appear | (to be) | Adjective/Noun |
| 1. He | seems | to be | ill. |
| 2. This | seems | to be | a serious matter. |
| 3. She | appears | to be | sad |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 10
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Gerund
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Gerund |
| 1. She | began | singing. |
| 2. They | have not finished | talking. |
| 3. I | Shall continue | working while my health is good. |
| 4. – | Don’t keep | saying that. |
| 5. We | enjoy | playing chess. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 11
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Present Participle
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Present Participle |
| 1. The girl | came | dancing. |
| 2. The baby | woke up | hearing the noise. |
| 3. The boys | came | running to meet us. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 12
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun (Object) + Present Participle
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun (Object) | Present Participle |
| 1. I | saw | him | crossing the bridge. |
| 2. We | heard | him | singing a song. |
| 3. We | found | him | waiting outside. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 13
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun/Possessive + ing form of the verb
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun/Possessive | ing form of the verb |
| 1. I | can’t understand | him/his | behaving so foolishly. |
| 2. This | doesn’t justify | you/your | taking the law into your hands. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 14
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Infinitive without to
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | Infinitive without to |
| 1. We | saw | the boys | run in the field. |
| 2. The man | made | us | laugh. |
| 3. She | watched | the man | steal the watch. |
| 4. We | heard | him | sing. |
| 5. He | helped | me | do the work. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 15
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Past participle
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | Past participle |
| 1. We | want | the work | finished by Sunday. |
| 2. You | must make | your opinion | known today. |
| 3. We | got | the room | cleaned. |
| 4. They | found | the house | deserted. |
| 5. She | felt | herself | insulted. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 16
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun (Object) + (to be) + Adjective/Noun (Complement)
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | (to be) + Adjective/Noun |
| 1. Most people | considered | him | to be honest. |
| 2. They | called | him | a fool. |
| 3. They | made | him | the captain of the team. |
| 4. We | named | the baby | Samoy. |
| 5. The court | appointed | the lady | the guardian of the child. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 17
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + that clause (Object of the verb)
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | that clause |
| 1. I | know | that he will come. |
| 2. We | expect | that he will help us. |
| 3. The teacher | said | that he was very busy. |
| 4. He | admitted | that he had broken the pen. |
| 5. It | seemed | that the day would never end. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 18
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + that clause
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | that clause |
| 1. He | told | me | that he would not go to school. |
| 2. Ram | has promised | me | that he would lend me money. |
| 3. He | has satisfied | us | that he could do the work well. |
| 4. I | have warned | the boy | that he will not smoke. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 19
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Interrogative +clause
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Interrogative | clause |
| 1. Rahim | asked | where | I was going. |
| 2. Everybody | knows | when | the minister will come. |
| 3. We | can’t imagine | why | she has behaved like that. |
| 4. I | wonder | how | he did the work. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 20
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Interrogative + clause
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | Interrogative | clause |
| 1. He | asked | me | where | I had been. |
| 2. The teacher | showed | us | how | we should do the sum. |
| 3. – | Tell | me | where | he lives. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 21
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Interrogative + to Infinitive
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Interrogative | to Infinitive |
| 1. I | do not know | how | to play basketball. |
| 2. She | couldn’t decide | what. | to do next. |
| 3. He | forgot | where | to turn. |
| 4. I | wonder | where | to spend the holidays. |
| 5. – | Remember | how | to do it. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 22
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun (Object) + Interrogative + to Infinitive
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Noun/Pronoun | Interrogative | to Infinitive |
| 1. I | will show | you | how | to prepare tea. |
| 2. Rohan | has taught | me | how | to play Ludu. |
| 3. They | have informed | me | where | to seek for him. |
| 4. – | Please advise | us | what | to read. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 23
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct/Indirect Object + Preposition + Noun (Phrase)
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Direct/Indirect Object | Preposition | Noun (Phrase) |
| 1. We | congratulate | him. | on | his success. |
| 2. – | Compare | this book | with | that. |
| 3. I | explained | my difficulty | to | him. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 24
Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Object + as + Noun (Phrase)/Clause
Verb Pattern Examples:
| Subject | Verb | Direct Object | as | Noun (Phrase)/Clause |
| 1. I | can not see | myself | as | a pop singer. |
| 2. She | treats | me | as | if I were a child. |
| 3. He | looks upon | me | as | his wife. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern 25
Sentence Structure: It + Verb + Complement + Subject.
Verb Pattern Examples:
| It | Verb | Complement | Subject |
| 1. It | will not be | easy | to complete that work. |
| 2. It | doesn’t seem | wise | to accept the plan. |
| 3. It | appears | unlikely | that he will catch the train. |
Sentence Structure with Verb Pattern Worksheets:
Worksheets 1:
Q.1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences,
(a) seagull’young/alone/the/was/his/ledge/on
(b) brothers/the/previous day/highad/away/flown
(c) always’them/had/with/he/been/afraid/fly/to
Ans. (a) The young seagull was alone on his ledge.
(b) His brothers had flown away the previous day.
(c) He had always been afraid to fly with them.
Worksheets 2:
Q. 2. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) they/venomous/are/the longest/of all/snakes
(b) are shy/they/and/humans/will avoid/whenever possible
(c) live/they/mainly in the/plains of India/rain forests/and
Ans. (a) They are the longest of all venomous snakes.
(b) They are shy and will avoid humans whenever possible
(c) They live mainly in the rain forests and plains of India.
Worksheets 3:
Q.3. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) the/at both/atmosphere/is/cold/these places/very
(b) experience/they/extreme/solar/periods/exposure
(c) several/therefore/similarities/weather patterns/in the/there are
Ans. (a) The atmosphere at both these places is very cold.
(b) They experience extreme solar exposure periods.
(c) Therefore, there are several similarities in the weather patterns.
Worksheets 4:
Q.4. Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) one of the/it is/most/in the/flowers/popular/world
(b) intoxicating fragrance/it has/soft petals/and sharp/thorns
(c) come in/imaginable/almost every/roses/colour
Ans. (a) It is one of the most popular flowers in the world.
(b) It has soft petals, intoxicating fragrance and sharp thorns.
(c) Roses come in almost every imaginable colour.
Worksheets 5:
Q.5, Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) humans/usually / excessive/tears/produce/emotional contexts/in
(b) not all/of course/tears/are/of/the emotional/variety
(c) three types/of/tears/ with/exist/ different/purposes
Ans. (a) Humans usually produce excessive tears in emotional contexts.
(b) Of course, not all tears are of the emotional variety.
(c) Three types of tears exist with different purposes.
Worksheets 6:
6 Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) India/women’s/basketball/national/both/men’s/has/teams/and
(b) teams/hired/players/who/with/coaches/have/extensively/both/have/worked
(c) in/aim/the/popularize/now/they/to/game/India
Ans. (a) India has both men’s and women’s national basketball teams.
(b) Both teams have hired coaches who have worked extensively with players.
(c) They now aim to popularize the game in India.
Worksheets 7:
Q.7. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) Women/are/establish their/in recent years/identity/trying to
(b) feminist movement/over the decades/the/is a/the/emergency of/gradual build up
(c) status of/present day/women/the social/has become/economic/in the/and/satisfactory/considerably.
Ans. (a) Women are trying to establish their identity in recent years.
(b) The feminist movement is a emergency of the gradual build up over the decades.
(c) The social and economic status of women has become considerably satisfactory in the present day.
Worksheets 8:
Q.8. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) huge/network/computer/it/is/a
(b) other/of computers/it/connects millions/to each
(c) Internet car/any two/to/the/computers/connected/exchange information
Ans. (a) It is a huge computer network.
(b) It connects millions of computers to each other.
(c) Any two computers connected to the internet can exchange information.
Worksheets 9:
Q.9. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) use/they/this gas/themselves/to protect/feed on them/from/birds that
(b) from behind/when birds/come/spray/they/a fluid/their eyes/into
(c) causes/the fluid/temporary pain/irritation/and/to the eyes.
Ans. (a) They use this gas to protect themselves from birds that feed on them.
(b) When birds come from behind, they spray a fluid into their c eyes.
(c) The fluid causes temporary pain and irritation to the eyes.
Worksheets 10:
Q.10. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.
(a) opportunities/challenges/growth/for/are
(b) stones/failures/stepping/success/to/are
(c) be discouraged/your weaknesses/by/failures/and/should not/you
Ans. (a) Challenges are opportunities for growth.
(b) Failures are stepping stones to success.
(c) You should not be discouraged by your weaknesses and failures.
