1. Simple descriptions:
* The sky is blue. (Subject: sky, Linking Verb: is, Complement: blue)
* She feels happy. (Subject: she, Linking Verb: feels, Complement: happy)
* The book seems interesting. (Subject: book, Linking Verb: seems, Complement: interesting)
2. Expressions of identity:
* My favorite color is green. (Subject: color, Linking Verb: is, Complement: green)
* That man is the doctor. (Subject: man, Linking Verb: is, Complement: doctor)
* This painting is a masterpiece. (Subject: painting, Linking Verb: is, Complement: masterpiece)
3. Using different types of complements:
* He became a lawyer. (Subject: he, Linking Verb: became, Complement: lawyer - noun phrase)
* The meeting was productive. (Subject: meeting, Linking Verb: was, Complement: productive - adjective)
* She feels like she can accomplish anything. (Subject: she, Linking Verb: feels, Complement: like she can accomplish anything - prepositional phrase)
4. More complex examples:
* The city lights look beautiful from here. (Subject: lights, Linking Verb: look, Complement: beautiful - adjective)
* The cake tastes delicious. (Subject: cake, Linking Verb: tastes, Complement: delicious - adjective)
* That's what she said. (Subject: that, Linking Verb: is, Complement: what she said - noun clause)
Note: Linking verbs connect the subject to a complement that describes or renames the subject. Common linking verbs include: be (is, am, are, was, were, been, being), seem, appear, become, feel, look, sound, taste, smell, remain, stay.
Remember, in the S-LV-C pattern, the complement is usually a noun, pronoun, adjective, or adjective phrase.