Question

Match the sentences with the sentence patterns.

Jackie Robinson's sports career began at UCLA.
His team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, won the 1955 World Series.
He was a very skilled athlete.
He was unsurpassed as a first baseman.

Noun-verb
Noun-linking verb-noun
Noun-verb-noun
Noun-linking verb-adjective

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

The sentences can be matched with the sentence patterns in the following ways.

• The sentence "He was a very skilled athlete." Fits well into the noun-linking verb adjective pattern. Thus it belongs to the pattern mentioned in option D. Here, skilled is the adjective while 'he' serves as the pronoun.
• The sentence "His team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, won the 1955 World Series." Fits into the noun linking verb-noun pattern. Thus it belongs to the pattern mentioned in option B.
• The sentence "Jackie Robinson's sports career began at UCLA." Fits into the noun-verb-noun pattern. Thus it belongs to the pattern mentioned in option C.
• The sentence "He was unsurpassed as a first baseman." Fits well into the noun-verb pattern. Thus it belongs to the pattern mentioned in option A.
• Thus, the sentences can be matched respectively with C, B, D, and A.

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