Which sentence pattern describes the sentence below? jim gladly accepted the prize of $100? s-v-o s-v-i-o s-v-a s-v-n

The correct answer is S-V-O.

S-V-O stands for Subject-Verb-Direct Object. If you take a look at the sentence above, you will see that Jim is the subject, gladly accepted is the verb, and the price of $100 is the direct object. The easiest way to determine whether something is a direct object or not is simply to ask - what.

For example: What did Jim gladly accept? - And the answer is The price of $100.

S-V-I-O stands for Subject-Verb-Indirect Object; S-V-A stands for Subject-Verb-Predicate Adjective; S-V-N stands for Subject-Verb-Predicate Nominative, none of which appear in this sentence.

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