1A | Subject (Actor) John | + | Transitive Verb in the active voice hit | + | Direct Object (Recipient) the ball. |
1B | Subject (Recipient) The ball | + | Transitive Verb in the passive voice was hit | + | Actor Phrase (Actor) by John. |
2 | Subject John | + | Intransitive Verb ran | + | Phrase to first base. |
3 | Subject John | + | Verb to be is | + | Predicate Noun the batter. |
John | is | + | Predicate Adjective strong. | ||
John | is | + | Phrase at the plate. | ||
4 | Subject John | + | Linking Verb seems | + | Predicate Noun the team leader. |
John | appears | + | Predicate Adjective quick. | ||
John | sounds | + | Phrase out of sorts. |
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