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Pamela Hartmann, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Shopping and e-Commerce

Sentence Patterns

Decide which pattern each sentence uses. Write a if the pattern is subject + verb + object (a transitive verb). Write b if the pattern is subject + verb (+ prepositional phrase) (an intransitive verb).



1

CDs first appeared in the 1980s.
2

Shawn Fanning started a company.
3

Over 70 million people used Napster.
4

Many people are downloading MP3 files.
5

File sharing is growing.
6

Napster closed in 2000.
7

Napster is starting a new Web site.
8

Most users want free music.








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