Linking verbs
What is a linking verb?
It is a word that links the subject to a word in the predacate.
List one action verb.
Run, jump, spin, walk, fall, sit, and skip ext.
Out of all my friends you are my bestfriend.
Are
He jumped over the fence. what is the action verb.
Jumped
a linking verb connects the subject the helping verb. True or false
False
What does a linking verb do?
It connects two things.
What is an action verb?
It tells what a subject does.
Why is he so smart? What is the linking verb.
Is
He dunked the ball so hard.
Dunked
some action verbs can also be linking verbs.
True
List 1 common linking verb?
Am, is, are, was, were, be and being.
What does an action verb do?
It is something a subject does that can be observed.
Were there anymore cheeseburgers left? What is the linking verb.
Were.
That ballon was floating in the air.
Floating
An action verb describes the subject.
True
List a linking verb that can also be an action verb.
Look, feel, taste, smell, sound, appear, remain, and grow.
Is the word remain An action verb?
Yes.
Why is he being so mean. What is the linking verb.
Being. Is. And it is the daily double
He had to edit his rough draft.
Edit
A sentance can just have a subject and a linking verb.
False
The noun or adjective that comes after the linking verb will always do what?
Rename or describe.
Which one is the action verb. AM, WERE, RAN?
ran
I thought he was cool because he was in 10th grade. What is the linking verb.
Was.
He got in a car crash and he was injured.
Crash and injured.
The noun or adjective that’s comes after the linking verb will always rename or describe the subject
True