Pattern 4 and 5 Miss Johnson Sentence Diagramming Pattern 4 and 5 Miss Johnson

Linking Verbs Linking Verbs: connect the subject to the element that follows the verb Tasted, smelled, looked, sounded, felt, became, seems, appear, remains, turns, grows Can be replaced with a be verb IS AM ARE WAS WERE BE BEING BEEN

Subject – linking verb – subjective complement: predicate adjective Shortened: s – lv – pa REMEMBER: a prepositional phrase can function as an adjective Predicate Adjective: describes the subject

Subject – linking verb – subjective complement: predicate adjective Example #1 The king seems unhappy.

Subject – linking verb – subjective complement: predicate adjective Example #2 The nights grow shorter before the summer solstice.

Subject – linking verb – subjective complement: predicate adjective Example #3 The lemonade tasted so good on such a hot, summer day.

Subject – linking verb – subjective complement: predicate adjective Example #4 The king seems out of sorts.

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative Shortened: s – lv – pn Predicate Nominative: renames the subject; is identical with it

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative Example #1 The king became a tyrant

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative Example #2 The leaves turn a red color in the fall.

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative Example #3 The farmer grew corn.

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative The farmer grew sad as he talked about his childhood.

Subject – linking verb – Subjective Complement: Predicate Nominative Example #4 After ten minutes, her face grew a bright red.