Verb / Sentence pattern with 'deserve'

[Stephen_A]

Someone recently asked me about the sentence pattern for 'deserve' as in the sentence 'It's what you deserve.' The closest I could explain was that it was similar to the VERB+wh-CLAUSE. Could anybody clarify this?
Many thanks in advance.

Stephen.

[Soup]

The structure is as follows:

It (subject) is (verb) what (relative pronoun) you deserve.

Relative what is equivalent to that which or the thing which, even something that:

It/Losing your job is what you deserve.
Ex: ... is something that you deserve.
Ex: ... is the thing which you deserve.
Ex: ... is that which you deserve.

[puzzle]

SoupRe: Verb / Sentence pattern with 'deserve'
The structure is as follows:

It (subject) is (verb) what (relative pronoun) you deserve.

Relative what is equivalent to that which or the thing which, even something that:

It/Losing your job is what you deserve.
Ex: ... is something that you deserve.
Ex: ... is the thing which you deserve.
Ex: ... is that which you deserve.


Can I replace "deserve" with "deserved" in all of your examples? Please.

[Stephen_A]

Thanks for your input Soup.

[Soup]

Puzzle, yes.

Stephen, you're most welcome.

[puzzle]

So, there is no difference between "deserve" and "deserved" in these cases? Please.

[Soup]

Right.

Non-past: It is what you deserve.
Past: It is what you deserved.