Basic English Sentence Patterns

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Exercise 1 
1. 
success, 
parents
2. 
cows, milk 
3. 
train, station. 
4. 
Paris, capital, France. 
5. 
family, holiday, London. 
6. 
coffee, milk, sugar 
7. 
lead, iron. 
8. 
health, wealth 
9. 
swarm, rabbits, forest 
10. 
brother, toothache, week 
 
 
 
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Exercise 2 
Pick out the pronouns in the following sentences. There may be more than one 
pronoun in each sentence. 
e.g. These socks are hers. 
pronoun: hers 
1. The yellow car over there belongs to him. 
2. This cat is beautiful, but mine is more beautiful. 
3. Who gave her the money? 
4. He cut himself when he was shaving. 
5. Which do you prefer, an apple or an orange? 
6. There is nobody here. 
7. The teacher can hear them talking. 
8. She explained it to me yesterday. 
9. I found these tickets on the floor yesterday. Are they yours? 
10. You should help yourself.
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Answers 
 
Exercise 2 
1. him. 
2. mine 
3. Who, her 
4. He, himself, he 
5. Which, you 
6. nobody 
7. them 
8. She, it, me 
9. I, they, yours 
10. You, yourself
 
 
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Exercise 3 
Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences. There may be more than one 
adjective in each sentence. 
e.g. He is a hard-working student. 
adjective: hard-working 
1. These apples are sweet but expensive. 
2. Whose umbrella is this? 
3. There is some milk in the refrigerator.
4. Tai Mo Shan is the highest mountain in Hong Kong. 
5. We have not got any mango trees in our garden. 
6. Which dress do you like, the blue one or the red one? 
7. Peter is fatter than Maurice. 
8. It is dangerous for children to play with matches. 
9. This book is very interesting. Have you read it? 
10. Alan is an honest boy. 
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