lingking verb

2. Linking Verb

                        Linking verb is verb that link between subject and object or complement. Often use to change to be to show something that have related condition and the five sense.

To be	To do	To have
Is Am Are,etc	Did Does Do, etc	Have Has Had,etc

Example:

ü  Celine Dion is the greatest singer

ü  Dachi is more beautiful than tukiyem

ü  David archuleta is the best singer for me

Notes:

   List of linking verb :

Is Am Are Be Can be Were Shall be

Has been Have been Being Was Could be Should be Would have been

Should have been Would be Could have been Will have been Shall have been Will be, etc

   An adjective that follow a linking verb is called a predicate adjective

   List of linking verb can be followed by an adjective.

Appear Be Become Feel

get grow keep look

Prove Remain Seem Smell

Sound Stay Taste Turn

Example :

   It sounds interesting

   I feel sad now

   The crowd grew ugly

    Deni becomes older,etc

   Predicate noun

List of linking verb follow by noun

Be Become Comprise Constitute Feel

Form Look Prove Seem Sound

Example:

     David and elsa become famous singer in the world

     Riduanda prove his ability

     Elsa have a dream tobe a accountant, now she becomes a accountant

            The Object

                        An object in grammar is part of a sentence, and often part of the predicate. It denotes somebody or something involved in the subject's "performance" of the verb.

There are two types of the object. They are :

Direct Object

•        A noun or a pronoun.

•        Follows an action verb.

•        Receives the action of a verb

•        A direct object can be found by asking Whom? or What? about an action verb

Example of Direct Object

v I give the book

The book is  direct object that receive action

v  The old man chewed his food

Food is direct object

Indirect Object

•        A noun or a pronoun.

•        Tells to whom or to what or for whom or for what the action of the verb is done.

Example of Indirect Object

•        I give the book to my friend

S  V      O₁                                  O₂

Direct object : the book

Indirect object : my friend

•        Bob sent us the memo on Thursday

Direct object : memo

Indirect object : us

Compliment

            It is similar to subject cos it is usually noun or pronoun and precede by verb or after verb

Example :

q  Dina throw the rubbish

Rubbish is complement 

There are two types of complement, they are:

v Subject complement

§  A subject complement is a word which follows a linking verb and refers to (explains or describes) the subject

§  Two kinds: predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives

ü  Predicate Nominatives

Predicate nominatives are nouns or pronouns.

Examples:

            1.  She is a secretary.

            2.  It was him.

ü  Predicate Adjective

                                    Predicate adjectives are adjectives which modify the subject.

Examples:

§  She is pretty.

§  My dog is lazy.

v Object Complement

                        An adjective, a noun, or a phrase that renames or defines in some way the object of the transitive verb; NOT the subject.

            Examples:

•         I consider the driver tired.      

Object: driver               Object Complement: tired

•        Paint it black.

Object: it                       Object Complement: black

•        The jury found Taylor innocent.

Object: Taylor              Object Complement: innocent

Modifier

A modifier tells the time, place, or manner of the action. It is very often a prepositional phrase. A modifier of time usually come last and must suitable by tenses.

Example of prepositional phrase 

Ø  In the morning

Ø  At the college

Ø  On the table, etc

Example of modifiers :

v  I did my homework yesterday

            Modifier of time

v  she is running slowly everyday

slowly is modifier of manner            

everyday is modifier of time

 SUBJECT

1. Subjects acts : -iwan runs
2. subject is describe : - my teacher is good
3. subject is acted upon (subjek menerima akibat perbuatan) : - the lion was hunted 

Simple Subject 
example : i, we they,etc.
Complete Subject
example: the big lion is running
Compound Subject
example : the teacher and the students go home 
Complete Compound Subject
example : the handsome teacher and the beautiful student are in the classroom

PREDICATE

1. Predicate tells what the subject does:-my father sleep 
2. The predicate describe the subject like linking verb: - my father is ugly 
3. the predicate tells what was done to the subject :-the lion was hunted 

Simple Predicate
example: sleep, eat, work,etc
Complete Predicate
example: the dog run fast
Compund Predicate
example: the dog runs and jumps 
Complete Compund Predicate
example : the dog runs and jumps carefully