Identify the sentence pattern. the hummingbird was green and red. a. subject-verb b. subject-verb-direct object c. subject-linking verb-predicate noun d. subject-linking verb-predicate adjective e. subject-verb-indirect object-direct object

The correct answer is D. subject-linking verb-predicate adjective

Explanation:

Sentence patterns are common structures in language composed of different elements arranged in order. In the case of "subject-linking verb-predicate adjective" this is one of the most common sentence patterns in English, and includes first a Subject which is a noun described or related to the verb; then a Linking verb such as be, smell, seem or become that connects the subject to the predicate; and finally a Predicate Adjective that contains words that describe or qualify the subject using adjectives rather than nouns.

This structure of the sentence " The hummingbird was green and red.", considering int his the firs element is the subject "The humming verb" this is followed by one common linking verb "was" (verb to be), and finally there are two adjectives "green and red" that are the predicate adjective as they describe the subject, and complete the meaning of the sentence.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,