A clause
A phrase
Patterns
In a declarative sentence
Participants Process Attributes Settings
First participant
The little boy
Process
The little boy is holding / The little boy was holding The little boy is walking/The little boy was walking
Second participant
The little boy is holding a balloon
Third participant
The mother had given the boy a balloon The mother had bought the boy a balloon
The setting
Yesterday, He turned three years old The little boy was very proud yesterday The little boy is holding a balloon up high The mother had given the boy a balloon for his birthday
When he walked through the hallway, his balloon popped
When he walked through the hallway, he considered his balloon unpoppable
Exercise
John gave Peter the ball (for his birthday). John bought Peter the ball (for his birthday). John gave the ball to Peter (for his birthday). John bought the ball for Peter (for his birthday).
They made John the umpire. John considered the ball out (as it went past the line). The judge declared him guilty. We crowned her queen. We elected him president. We name her Tracy.
Exercise