aoss (imported from quizlet)

Pattern 1

Pattern 1

Compound Sentence: semicolon, no conjunction
S V; S V
Hard work is only one side of the equation; talent is the other.

Pattern 2

Compound Sentence with Elliptical construction
S V DO or SC; S, DO or SC
A red light means stop; a green light, go.

Pattern 3

Compound Sentence with Explanatory Statement
General statement: specific example
Darwin's Origin of Species forcibly states a harsh truth: only the
fittest survive.

Pattern 4

A Series without a Conjunction
A,B,C
The United States has a government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Pattern 4A

A Series with a Variation
A or B or C
Despite his handicaps, I have never seen Larry angry or cross or
depressed.

Pattern 5

A Series with a Balanced Pair
A and B, C and D, E and F (may be in any slot in the sentence)
Eager yet fearful, confident but somewhat suspicious, Joe eyed the barber who would give him his first haircut.

Pattern 6

An Introductory series of Appositives
Appositive, appositive, appositive--summary word S V
Vanity, greed, corruption-- which serves as the novel's source of
conflict?

Pattern 7

An Internal Series of Appositives or Modifiers
S --appositive, appositive, appositive--V
The necessary qualities for political life--guile, ruthlessness, and
garrulity--she learned by carefully studying his father's life.

Pattern 7A

A Variation: a Single Appositive or a Pair
S --appositive--V
A sudden explosion--artillery fire--signaled the beginning of a
barrage.

Pattern 8

Dependent Clauses in a Pair or in a Series
If..., if..., if..., then S V
Whether one needs fantasy or whether one needs realism, the theater can become a mirror of life.

Pattern 9

Repetition of a Key Term
S V key term, repeated key term
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however
long and hard the road may be [. . .]." Winston Churchill

Pattern 9A

A Variation: Some Word repeated in a Parallel Structure

S V repeated key word in same position

His greatest discoveries, his greatest successes, his greatest influence upon daily life came to Edison only after repeated failure.

Pattern 10

Emphatic Appositive at End, after a Colon

S V word: appositive

Airport thieves have a common target: unwary travelers.

Pattern 10A

A Variation: Appositive (single or pair or series) after a Dash

S V word--appositive

Adjusting to a new job requires one quality above--a sense of humor.

Pattern 11

Interrupting Modifier

Between S and V
S (modifier that whispers) V

The hunter (a common sight in New Hampshire woods during the winter)
carried a large caliber rifle.

Pattern 11A

A Full Sentence as Interrupting Modifier

S--a full sentence--V

Juliet's famous question--"Wherefore art thou, Romeo?"--is often
misunderstood.

Pattern 12

Introductory or Concluding Participles

Participial Phrase, S V (or reverse)

Laughing at his foolish behavior, she fell backwards in her chair.
Despised by most Westerners, the terrorist group acted with impunity.

Pattern 13

A Single Modifier Out of Place for Emphasis
Modifier, S V
To begin with, some ideas are just plain difficult.

Pattern 14

Prepositional Phrase Before S--V
Prepositional Phrase S V (or V S)
During the long winter months, Tom toiled as a trapper.

Pattern 15

Object or Complement Before S--V
Object or Complement S V
His kind of sarcasm(,) I do not like.

Complete Inversion of Normal Pattern
Object or Complement or modifier V S
Down the field and through the tacklers ran the Heisman Trophy winner

Pattern 16

Paired Constructions
Paired Construction
The more S V, the more S V
The more I saw of his work, the more I knew I didn't want to purchase
any.

A Paired Construction for Contrast Only
A "this, not that" or "not this but that" construction
Genius, not stupidity, has limits.

Pattern 17

Dependent Clause as Subject or Object or Complement
S [dependent clause] V
What a man cannot imagine cannot be created.

Pattern 18

Absolute Construction Anywhere in Sentence
Absolute construction, S V
His early efforts failing, Ted tried a new approach to the calculus
problem.
The French defeated, the Germans advanced on Paris.

Pattern 19

The Short, Simple Sentence for Relief or Dramatic Effect.
S V
Perseverance pays.
I think not.

A Short Question for Dramatic Effect
Interrogative word standing alone
Question based solely on intonation
Why not?
You really care?

Pattern 20

The Deliberate Fragment
Merely a part of a sentence
Fine.
First, the nuts and bolts.