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Complements
What type of verb?
• Linking verbs have predicate nominatives
and predicate adjectives.
• Action verbs have direct objects and
indirect objects.
Examples
• Miss Lowery is a teacher from Oxford
Middle School.
Linking verb & Predicate Nominative
Action verb
• Jack baked Miss Bagley a delicious
birthday cake.
Indirect object
Direct object
How to decide
Find the verb
Action verb
Linking verb
Direct object
And/or
Indirect object
Predicate nominative
OR
Predicate adjective
The Action Verb
• If it’s an action verb:
1.cross out any prepositional phrases
2.Label the verb with a V
3.Label the subject with an S
4.Ask who or what receives the action?
>if there is a noun to receive it- DO
5. Ask who or what receives the DO?
>if there is a noun to receive it- IO
DO/IO Pattern
• Remember:
S-V-IO-DO
S-V-DO
S-V
Transitive & Intransitive
• Action verbs can be either transitive or
intransitive.
• Transitive= has a DO
• Intransitive = no DO
(Linking verbs can NOT be intransitive!)
Find the verb & complement
That beautiful, sparkling stone
is a diamond.
Mrs. Moore gave her dog a bath
on Saturday.
The doctor prescribed James
medicine for his cough.
The movie was so loud that the
baby started to cry.
Several students gave flowers to
their teacher.
What type of complement is
the italicized word?
The family celebrated
Thanksgiving at Uncle
Tom’s house.
His house is large enough for
us all.
Uncle Tom cooked the family a
special dinner.
The dinner table looked
beautiful.
The dinner was a feast for the
record books.
High levels of carbon dioxide
were present.
Many researchers study
global warming.
Connie opened the big umbrella.
The maid served the king dinner
first.
Drop that pencil!