WRITING svo pattern

WRITING
Sentence Pattern
Subject – Verb – Object

(SVO)

Simple sentence

Subject (Who) Verb (kata kerja) Object (place)

The man drives to his office

The man drives to his office.

Practice

Noni – walking – school – saw – beggar –
tree

beggar – shivering – hungry – took – lunch
box – gave - him

ate – food – smiled – thanked - kindness

Noni – walking – school – saw – beggar –
tree

Subject Verb Object (place,
Noni was walking people)
She saw
to school

a beggar sitting
under a tree

beggar – shivering – hungry – took – lunch
box – gave - him

Subject Verb Object
The beggar was shivering
Noni took out because he was
She gave hungry
her lunch box

it to him

ate – food – smiled – thanked - kindness

Subject Verb Object (Where,
The beggar ate what, Who, why)
He smiled the food
He thanked
at Noni

Noni for her
kindness

Rewrite

Noni was walking to school. She saw a beggar sitting under a
tree.

The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni took
out her lunch box. She gave it to him.

The beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni. He thanked
Noni for her kindness.

(48 words)

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 1: Add
time markers. (Yesterday, Last week,
One day, etc

One day, Noni was walking to school. She saw a beggar under
a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni took
out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The beggar ate the food. He
smiled at Noni. He thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 2: Add
connectors. (Suddenly, Therefore, After
that, etc.)

One day, Noni was walking to school. On the way, she saw a
beggar under a tree. The beggar was shivering because he was
hungry. So, Noni took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The
beggar ate the food. He smiled at Noni. After he finished eating, he
thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 3: Add
additional info. (Be creative!)

One day, Noni was walking to school. She had extra class in
the afternoon. On the way, she saw a beggar under a tree. The
beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for the
beggar. So, she took out her lunch box. She gave it to him. The
beggar ate the food. After he finished eating, he thanked Noni for
her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 4: Add
adjectives. (small, big, thin, beautiful,
old, etc)

One day, Noni was walking to school. She had extra class in
the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree.
The beggar was shivering because he was hungry. Noni felt sorry for
the beggar. So, she took out her small lunch box. She gave it to him.
The beggar ate the delicious food. He smiled at Noni. After he
finished eating, he thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 4: Add
adverbs. (slowly, quickly, hungrily,
happily, etc)

One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra
class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big
tree. The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt
sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box.
She generously gave it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food
hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he
humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 5: Add
an introduction.

Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to help other people.

One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra
class in the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big
tree. The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt
sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box.
She generously gave it to him. The beggar ate the delicious food
hungrily. He smiled sweetly at Noni. After he finished eating, he
humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.

Let’s make it more interesting! Tip 6: Add
a conclusion.

Noni is a kind and helpful girl. She likes to help other people.
One day, Noni was walking slowly to school. She had extra class in
the afternoon. On the way, she saw a poor beggar under a big tree.
The beggar was shivering hard because he was hungry. Noni felt
sorry for the beggar. So, she quickly took out her small lunch box. She
generously gave it to him.
The beggar ate the delicious food hungrily. He smiled sweetly at
Noni. After he finished eating, he humbly thanked Noni for her kindness.
Noni continued her walk to school with a big smile on her face.
She was happy because she had helped someone that day.

Exercise: Look at the pictures and write an essay. You may use the words given to
help you. Use SVO table to make your sentences.

boy scouts – camping – waterfall –
reached – surprised – dirty -

- left – picnickers – scout master –
instructions – collected - burnt

- pitched – tents – cooked – dinner –
campfire – played – games – sang