A Table of Sentence Patterns

1 Intensive (stative) patterns
S + be + Ps
1.1 The lorry was here (be + adverbial compl.)
1.2 The lorry was old (be + adjectival compl.)
1.3 The lorry was a Ford (be + noun complement)

2 Intensive (dynamic) patterns
S + V +Ps
2.1 The kitten became larger (adjective compl.)
2.2 The kitten became a cat (N compl)

3 Intransitive patterns (dynamic extensive)
S + V
3.1 Children shout (V)
3.2 Children shout noisily (V + Modifier)

4 Transitive patterns
S + V + O
4.1 We sent a telegram S + V + Od (monotransitive)
4.2 We sent him a telegram S + V + Oi + Od (ditransitive)
4.3 They called him a liar S + V + Od + Po (complex transitive)