ENGLISH CLAUSE STRUCTURE

OBLIGATORY CLAUSE NUCLEUS						e.g.
S-V	Stative	Intensive			A place	1			A time
					Cs	2		A place
		Extensive /transitive/		Monotrans.	Od	3
				Ditrans.	Oi+Od	4
				Complex Transitive	Ocomplex	5
	Dynamic	Intensive			Cs	6	A manner /process/
		Extensive	Intrasitive			7
			Transitive	Monotrans.	Od	8
				Ditrans.	Oi+Od	9
				Complex Transitive	Ocomplex	10

EXAMPLES: 

1. She is in London /now/.

2. She is a student  /in London/ /now/.

3. He knew the answer /at the contest/ / last week/.

4. She owed him some money /at the seaside/ /last summer/.

5. He found her very attractive /at the seaside/ /last week/.

6. The University /gradually/ became famous /in Europe/ / last century/.

7. The train arrived /quietly/ /at the station/ /at midnight/.

8. He ate his sandwich /hungrily/ /in his office/ /at noon/.

9. He offered her some chocolates /politely/ /in the corridor/ /during the break/.

10. They elected him chairman /unanimously/ /in D.C./ /last night/.

SUMMARY OF CLAUSE PATTERNS

S – V /7/
            - Cs /2,6/
      - C – Cp
S – V - A /1/
          -O /3,4,5,8,9,10/
    
     - Cs
     - Co /5,10/
 -C - Cp
S – V- O – A
  - O

SVOCs: Mary will make John a good wife.
SVOCp: This street reminds me of Paris.
SVOCo:  She made him happy.
SVOA:   She put the vase on the table.
SVOO:   He gave the girl an apple.
ADDITIONAL PATTERNS:
SVOAC: They dragged him home blind drunk.
SVOOC: I served her the coffee black.