SENTENCE PATTERN CHART

Expansion
No. Subject Verb Object Complement how For how where when
long
1. The teacher explained the topic to the clearly.
students
2. The teacher explained The topic to the for one
students hour.
3. The teacher explained The topic to the in the
students lab.
4. The teacher explained The topic to the yesterday.
students
5. The teacher explained The topic to the clearly for one in the lab yesterday.
students hour
6. Pak Ismail visited interesting with his by train.
places family
7. Pak Ismail visited interesting with his by train. for a
places family week
8. Pak Ismail visited interesting with his by train. last
places family school
holiday.
 Write a story ending with:
“ ..that was how we became firm friends”

STORY-LINE / SHORT NOTES

 start of new school term
 a newcomer – bespectacled, serious looking, soft spoken
 intelligent – scores high marks in all subjects and became
teachers’ pet
 decided to have some harmless fun
 one day – recess – put a rat in his bag
 after recess – came in and sat down
 we sniggered but he was unaware
 take a book from his bag
 saw the rat and screamed
 we burst out laughing expecting him to follow suit
 instead he became hysterical and ran out of the class
 I was stunned – ran after him
 he was shivering, crying uncontrollably
 he explained his father used to lock him up in a shed where
there were rats when he did not score A for any subject
 apologized – began to understand him better
 became firm friends
Write a story ending with:
“ ... that was how we became firm friends”

STORY-LINE / SHORT NOTES

 start of new school term
 a newcomer – bespectacled, serious looking, soft spoken
 intelligent – scores high marks in all subjects and became
teachers’ pet
 decided to have some harmless fun
 one day – recess – put a rat in his bag
 after recess – came in and sat down
 we sniggered but he was unaware
 take a book from his bag
 saw the rat and screamed
 we burst out laughing expecting him to follow suit
 instead he became hysterical and ran out of the class
 I was stunned – ran after him
 he was shivering, crying uncontrollably
 he explained his father used to lock him up in a shed where
there were rats when he did not score A for any subject
 apologized – began to understand him better
 became firm friends
 PRACTICE
1. Write a story that ends with….
“I will never forgive myself for what had happened.”
2. Write a story ending with…..
“I was grateful that I had such good neighbours.”
3. Write a story beginning with….
“I never thought I would see her again…..”
4. Write a story beginning with
“The letter I had been waiting for finally arrived…”
5. A farewell party