For this exercise, I used the given short text and identified the sentence patterns using the SVOMPT table (Subject – Verb – Object – Manner – Place – Time).
1. Robert lives in an apartment.
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S (Subject): Robert
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V (Verb): lives
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O (Object): — (no direct object)
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M (Manner): —
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P (Place): in an apartment
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T (Time): —
Pattern: S + V + P
2. He loves his job.
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S: He
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V: loves
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O: his job
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M: —
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P: —
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T: —
Pattern: S + V + O
3. His wife teaches college courses.
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S: His wife
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V: teaches
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O: college courses
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M: —
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P: —
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T: —
Pattern: S + V + O
4. They work in the mornings.
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S: They
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V: work
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O: —
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M: —
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P: —
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T: in the mornings
Pattern: S + V + T
This activity helped me recognize how English sentences follow a clear structure, and how adding or omitting elements (like objects or time expressions) changes the sentence pattern.