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Pattern 1Noun – Verb

  1. The alligator swam.
  2. The crocodile hunted.
  3. The nurse whistled.
  4. The television blared.
  5. The telephone rang.

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Pattern 2Noun – Verb – Noun

  1. The children picked wild blackberries.
  2. My grandfather plays checkers every day.
  3. The shepherd herded the flock.
  4. The humidity frizzed my hair.
  5. The extreme temperature baked the earth.

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Pattern 3Interrogative Sentences

  1. Can you think of ways to stop air pollution?
  2. Which minerals do we need for strong bones?
  3. How many inches make up a foot?
  4. Where did the tornado touch down?
  5. When did the hurricane strike the Carolinas?

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Pattern 4Adv – Sentence

  1. This morning the wind vane pointed to the north.
  2. Silently, the temperature climbed to 100 degrees.
  3. Unexpectedly, the weather changed from hot to cool.
  4. Soon black clouds rolled through the sky.
  5. Suddenly, rain poured down on us.

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Pattern 5Prep phrase – sentence

  1. In the morning the committee met to discuss the new park.
  2. By noon the members decided to build a memorial for the veterans.
  3. Before the next meeting an artist had completed a drawing of the memorial.
  4. During the summer the city held a competition for people to name the new park.
  5. At the next meeting the mayor announced the winner.

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Pattern 7 Open with an adverb clause

  1. Because a virus infected my computer, I could not finish my homework.
  2. When I had strep throat, the doctor prescribed a medicine to kill the bacteria.
  3. Before the chef cooks dinner, she must wash her hands to kill the germs.
  4. After she studied my symptoms, the doctor decided I did not have any serious diseases.
  5. Whenever I have a bad cold, I drink lots of juice to help my immune system make me better.

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Pattern 8End with an adverb clause

  1. The advertisers placed a jeep on top of a mesa because they wanted to make it look powerful.
  2. My sister sun burnt her face when she skied on the mountains.
  3. The water felt icy because the melting glacier fed the lake.
  4. Hundreds of years ago many people lived near the Mississippi Delta since the rich soil grew many crops.
  5. Our bunny ear cactus lives outside through the winter even though we do not live near a desert.

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Pattern 9Parallel subjects

  1. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr. had a homerun race in 1998.
  2. Scruffy, Victor, and Pj, my pet dogs, chased rabbits yesterday.
  3. Apples, oranges, and pears filled the bowl on the table.
  4. The third graders, fourth graders, and fifth graders didn’t have school last week.
  5. Thunder, lightening, and fiercewinds scare my little sister.

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Pattern 9bParallel Objects

  1. Our tech lab has computers, whiteboards, and projectors.
  2. For lunch my brother ate hot dogs, potato chips, and oranges.
  3. The tornado destroyed our garage, the doghouse, and 4 trees.
  4. The tourist photographed the glaciers, the seals, and the icebergs.
  5. The department store sold clothes, furniture, and toys.

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Pattern 9cParallel Verbs

  1. The cheerleaders jumped, hollered, and cheered.
  2. My grandma gardens, travels, and plays cards.
  3. The boat rocked, dipped, and sank.
  4. The pot on the stove simmered, bubbled, and boiled over.
  5. The birds in the tree outside my bedroom chirped, sang, and whistled.

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Pattern 13 Open with a present infinitive

  1. To inspire new compositions, Debussy studied other types of music.
  2. To express their dislike of Rite of Spring, some audience members hissed and yelled at Stravinsky.
  3. To change the pitch of the trumpet, the player adjusts the turning slide.
  4. To produce a glissando, trombone players move the slide while blowing air through the mouthpiece.
  5. To play a drumroll, the drummer rapidly bounces both sticks one after the other on a snare drum.

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Pattern 14 Open with a present participle

  1. Blending in with its surroundings, the praying mantis hides from predators.
  2. Using its long sticky tongue, the echidna catches ants and termites.
  3. Herding her young into a burrow, the warthog kept them safe from a nearby lion.
  4. Sinking its fangs into the body of its prey, the horned viper killed the rodent.
  5. Squirting a cloud of brown ink into the water, the cuttlefish confused its enemies.

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Pattern 15 Open with a past participle

  1. Frightened by the earth tremors, shoppers rushed from the open-air market.
  2. Shoved by someone in the crowded market, the girl dropped the basket of figs and dates.
  3. Outlined in a blaze of red flame, Mount Vesuvius spat giant plumes of smoke and ash.
  4. Trapped between the mountain and the sea, the people could not escape.
  5. Huddled together in the dark cave, the people of Herculaneum listened to the volcano erupting.

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Pattern 19 Compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction

  1. The veins carry blood to the heart, but the arteries carry blood away.
  2. The heart belongs to the circulatory system, and the lungs belong to the respiratory system.
  3. The humidity rose, so my hair frizzed up.
  4. Plants produce oxygen, and humans produce carbon dioxide.
  5. An anemometer measures wind speed, and a barometer measures atmospheric pressure.

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