He is dead.The man was very accommodating. A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject.Įxamples of s-lv-pa sentencesHis behavior has been outrageous.Subject – Linking Verb – Subject Complement Her pies are very sweet. My mother is a teacher.Philippines is the “Pearl of the Orient Seas.” A predicate nominative or a predicate noun completes a linking verb and renames the subject.Įxamples of s-LV-PN sentences Anne is the boss.Subject – Linking Verb – Subject ComplementTeachers are our second parents. The campers fear the bears.The board showed their approval. A transitive verb is a verb that requires both a subject and a direct object.Įxamples of s-tv-do sentences Someone ate my sandwich.Subject-Transitive Verb-Direct ObjectThe students helped the barangay. An intransitive verb is a verb without a direct object.Įxamples of S-IV sentences I wrote legibly.Subject – Intransitive VerbMaria cooperated voluntarily. Indirect Object - precedes the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done and who is receiving the direct object.Direct Object – receives the action done by the subject.Predicate – states something about the subject.Subject – doer of the action/ topic of the sentence.SentencePatterns English Plus(Basic Grammar)
