① Verb to Be
👉 5 only
(am, is, are, was, were)
*Sentence Pattern: 1st & 2nd
② General Verb
👉All of verbs
Except "Verb to Be" (5)
*Sentence Pattern: 3rd, 4th & 5th
【Point①】 Verb to Be
All number of "Verb to Be" is 5 only as below*.
- am, is, are (Present)
- was, were (Past)
*Don't change the order as above!!
【Point②】General Verb
"General verbs" are all of verbs.
*Except "Verb to Be" (5).
①: S + V
【Case①: Special Format】
【Example】
① There is a cat /in the room.
= A cat is /in the room.
👉 Subject (S) is "a cat". (Singular Simple)
→ Verb is "is". (Singular Simple)
② There were plants /on the wall.
= Plants were /on the wall.
👉 Subject (S) is "plants". (Plural Simple)
→ Verb is "were". (Plural Simple)
【Case②: General Verb】
*We must recognize the sentence as Sentence pattern 1, SV.
Because of "preposition". We cannot recognize "Preposition" as Component of Sentences (4).
②: S + V + C (S=C)
【Example】
*Complement is the thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to explain or emphasize its quality.
③: S + V + O (S≠O)
【Example】
【Point②: Preposition】
Example: at, on, in, of, for, to, next to, above, below, in front of, behind, with, within, without, etc...
👉 We cannot recognize "preposition" as Component of Sentence (4).
【Point③: Component of Sentence】