Question

Click on the box below to choose the correct sentence pattern for the sentence below.

Answer 1

Answer:

e-v-s

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

There is good reason to be thankful.

E-V-S (Expletive-Verb-Subject)

Explanation:

Unlike most sentences, this sentence does not follow the usual pattern of Subject + Verb, instead, it begins with an Expletive, then a verb and lastly the subject.

There is the expletive because it is a word without meaning that does not add to the sense of the sentence, and that, instead, is inserted to give emphasis, it acts as an intensifier.

Is is a conjugation of the verb “be” in present and it indicates the existence of the subject.

Lastly, good reason to be thankful is the subject because it is the thing that is being discussed in the sentence.