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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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