Statement object: served by a noun or a component equivalent to a noun

Statement content: explain what the subject does, or explain what the subject is

The world is unified in matter, that is, the world is composed of matter

The form of existence of matter is motion

matter movement → noun verb → subject predicate verb

Subject and predicate table

Subject and predicate

Subject, predicate and object

subject, predicate, object, direct object

subject predicate object complement

The key is the "predicate verb" - the verb that forms the skeleton of a sentence

The function of connecting the subject and the following components

The following components are used to explain the characteristics of the subject and indicate the nature and characteristics of the subject.

Predicative: a component that can express the characteristics of the subject

seem, appear seems to be, turn changes to

The action expressed by this verb has no object. The meaning is complete by itself and does not need to be followed by an object.

Although the predicate verb in this sentence pattern is not followed by an object, it is usually followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase. To describe the degree, location or time of an action, etc.

In English, components that modify actions like this are called "adverbials"

This verb usually tells us What is the object of the action performed by the subject? i.e. "object" The object is the main recipient of the subject's action

These children are playing football.

These children are playing.

Play here is both a transitive verb and an intransitive verb, but the meaning is different.

This sentence pattern is usually followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase as an adverbial.

indirect object direct object

Person: Action Receiver

Object: the object of action, the recipient of action

The combination of object and object complement is called compound object

Judgment method

linking-verb

intransitive verb

transitive verb