Let’s use this example sentence (from earlier):
"The bank clerks gave the robbers all the money."
✅ Step 1: Identify the Sentence Pattern
This sentence follows the SVOiOd (Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object) pattern.
✅ Step 2: SVOMPT Table
| S (Subject) | V (Verb) | O (Object) | M (Manner) | P (Place) | T (Time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The bank clerks | gave | the robbers (IO), all the money (DO) | — | — | — |
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S = Who is doing the action? → The bank clerks
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V = What is the action? → gave
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O = To whom? What? → the robbers (indirect object), all the money (direct object)
There is no mention of manner, place, or time in this sentence, so those remain blank.
✅ Sample Discussion Post
I analyzed the sentence "The bank clerks gave the robbers all the money."
It follows the SVOiOd sentence pattern (Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object).
Here's how I filled in the SVOMPT table:
S V O M P T The bank clerks gave the robbers (IO), all the money (DO) — — — I’d love to see how others broke it down and whether you used the same pattern or saw it differently!