Question

write the sentence pattern for the following;
Counselor delivered an impressive talk to the inmates in the prison​

Answer 1

The pattern of a sentence is divided into three parts - the subject, the verb to denote the former's action, and the object of the former's action. Now, the nature of the object depends on what the subject intends directly or indirectly or both. The sentence pattern of the given sentence is as follows:-

Counselor delivered an impressive talk to the inmates in the prison​.

Subject (who?): "Counselor"

Verb (What did the Counselor do?): "delivered"

Direct Object (What did the Counselor deliver?): "an impressive talk"

Indirect Object (To whom did the Counselor deliver an impressive talk?): "to the inmates in the prison."

Answer 2

The mentioned sentence is

Counselor delivered an impressive talk to the inmates in the prison.

The pattern of this sentence is

Subject Verb Direct Object Indirect Object

Explanation:

• Subject - Counselor. Because he is the doer here. If we ask the question 'who delivered an impressive talk', the answer will be 'Counselor'.

• Verb - delivered. As we know that the word which tells of an action, is a Verb and here the word 'delivered' means 'to give something' (in Past Tense).

• Direct Object - an impressive talk. Ask the question 'what did the Counselor deliver' and the answer will be 'an impressive talk'.

• Indirect Object - to the inmates in the prison. Ask the question 'to whom the Counselor delivered an impressive talk', and the answer will be 'to the inmates in the prison'.