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Verb Complements Some verbs can stand alone in a sentence, and the sentence will still make sense. Jim runs. Sally ate. Bill cried. Yet, there are quite a few verbs that can’t stand alone. Most of the time, these verbs need another word or phrase to make the sentence complete. Jim bought. [What?] Sally gave [What?] Bill threw. [What?] A noun or a pronoun that receives the action of a verb is called the direct object. An action verb in combination with a direct object will often make the sentence complete. Jim bought candles [candles is the direct object] Sally gave four dollars to the Salvation Army. [dollars is the direct object] Bill threw the ball. [ball is the direct object]. Bill threw it. [it is a direct object] o Remember that that there is a clear difference between a subject and direct object. A direct object receives the action, whereas the subject is performing the action [where an action verb is involved]. o Indirect objects answer the question to what or for whom the action is completed. An indirect object always I lent Sally my tools. comes before the direct object. I lent Sally my tools. I cooked Bob a nice dinner Predicate Adjectives Predicate Adjectives are adjectives that follow a linking verb and describe the verb’s subject. Examples: The airplanes were loud. Subject= airplanes linking verb= were predicate adjective= loud Sentence Pattern Subject Sam linking verb PA was anxious. (Anxious describes Sam) The girls are goofy. (Goofy describes the girls) I am sleepy. (Sleepy describes me.) Sentence Pattern Subject Sam linking verb PA was anxious. (Anxious describes Sam) The girls are goofy. (Goofy describes the girls) I am sleepy. (Sleepy describes me.)