Year 4C · Grade 8: Sentence Patterns and Pronoun Families

Label common sentence jobs and distinguish major pronoun families.

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What to notice

• sentence patterns
• predicate words
• pronoun families

Examples

• Puella rosam portat. — subject + verb + direct object. rosam receives the action and is the direct object.
• Marcus est poeta. — subject + linking verb + predicate nominative. A predicate nominative renames the subject after a linking verb.
• Via est longa. — subject + linking verb + predicate adjective. A predicate adjective describes the subject after a linking verb.
• Magister discipulo librum dat. — teacher gives the student a book. The dative discipulo is the indirect object.
• qui, quae, quod — who / which; relative pronoun. qui, quae, quod introduces a relative clause.
• quis? quid? — who? what?; interrogative pronoun. quis? and quid? are interrogative pronouns.