Ten basic sentence patterns exist:
1) Subject -- To Be Verb -- Adverb of Time or Place
Patty is here.
2) Subject -- To Be Verb -- Predicate Adjective (Subjective Complement)
Patty should be careful.
3) Subject -- To Be Verb -- Predicate Noun (Subjective Complement)
Patty is a nice girl.
4) Subject -- Linking Verb -- Predicate Adjective (Subjective Complement)
Patty seems frustrated.
5) Subject -- Linking Verb -- Predicate Noun (Subjective Complement)
Patty became a harpy.
6) Subject -- Intransitive Verb
Patty sighed.
7) Subject -- Transitive Verb -- Direct Object
Patty explained the plan.
8) Subject -- Transitive Verb -- Indirect Object -- Direct Object
Patty gave her mother a kiss.
9) Subject -- Transitive Verb -- Direct Object -- Adjective (Objective Complement)
Patty considered the idea silly.
10) Subject -- Transitive Verb -- Direct Object -- Noun (Objective Complement)
Patty proclaimed the proposal a farce.