6. SENTENCES
I am intelligent.
SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT
I am intelligent
ADJECTIVE
7. Let’s try it…
1. They themselves are here now.
2. She is quite a big girl.
3. No matter what the reason is, a lie is a lie.
4. The sage said, “The truth is the answer
that will set you free.”
5. They seemed fine when I last saw them.
8. SENTENCES
He seems intelligent.
SUBJECT LINKING VERB COMPLEMENT
He seems intelligent
He is intelligent
9. Other forms of LV
Impersonal verb
seem
appear
feel
sound
taste
smell
The cake tastes sweet.
The cake is sweet.
They taste the cake.
They are the cake.
Based on this,
tastes functions
as a LV.
Based on this,
taste does not
function as a LV.
It as a TV.
10. S-IV
Intransitive Verb
Has sense of completeness in itself
Does not take an object
Example:
He returns.
Mt. Pinatubo erupted.
11. S-IV Sentences
He returns.
SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER
He returns
The verb does not need
anything to complete the
thought.
12. S-IV Sentences
He returns later.
SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER
He returns
ADVERB
later
13. S-IV Sentences
He returns to claim his bride.
SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER
He returns
ADVERB PHRASE
to claim his
bride
14. Let’s try it…
1. She sleeps soundly.
2. “It speaks”, exclaimed Beowulf.
3. Martha came from the village.
4. The man waited.
5. Having been scolded, the child answered back.
15. S-IV Sentences
He returns from the war to claim his
bride.
SUBJECT INTRANSITIVE MODIFIER
He returns
ADVERB PHRASE
from the war to
claim his bride
16. S-TV-DO
Transitive Verb
takes an object
Does not state completeness of thought
Example:
The child expresses his hunger.
17. S-TV-DO
He poured different metals into the mold.
SUBJECT TRANSITIVE
VERB
DIRECT
OBJECT
He poured metals
Completes the thought
of the verb
18. Let’s try it…
Identify the direct object of each sentence.
1. Martha played the piano.
2. Angela found the bag under her bed.
3. Mom baked the cake.
4. The teacher recorded the grades.
5. The speaker presented his research
about teenage love.
19. S-TV-IO-DO
Aries sent Kristina a poem.
SUBJECT TRANSITIVE
VERB
INDIRECT
OBJECT
DIRECT
OBJECT
Aries sent Kristina poem
Receives the Direct
Object
20. Let’s try it…
Identify the indirect object as well as the direct
object of each sentence.
1. Dad brought Mom some flowers.
2. Anita reads her sister bedtime stories.
3. The class sent their adviser some chocolates
for her birthday.
4. The governor gave the informal settlers the
land titles.
5. The librarian promised the class a quiz about
the Dewey decimal classification system.
21. S-TV-DO-OC
Object Complement
Another object of the transitive verb that
completes its meaning
It may be a noun or an adjective that
renames the DO
22. S-TV-DO-OC
The emperor chose Kwan Yu his bell smith.
He finds Ko Ngai’s voice delicate and
sweet.
SUBJECT TRANSITIVE DO OC
emperor chose Kwan Yu bell smith
He finds voice delicate and
sweet
23. Let’s try it…
Identify the direct object and its complement.
1. The class respects Noemi their president.
2. The teacher commended Riza’s song
simple yet meaningful.
3. Mom regards dad loving and dependable.
4. The committee finds the report
comprehensive.
5. We call our mothers the light of our lives.
24. Review
Can there be an indirect object without the
direct object?
Riza showed Marie her pictures in Vietnam.
25. Review
Can we put the indirect object after the
direct object?
Riza showed Marie her pictures in Vietnam.
26. Review
Can the Direct Object stand without an
Object complement?
He considers the boy innocent.
He wants the pillow fluffy.