Which one is the
linking verb?
linking verb?
Identify the verb and its type in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
Walked: action verb
True or False: Verbs only describe an action
False - they can also describe a "state of being" (linking verb)
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
is
John borrowed the car from his mother.
Transitive ("borrowed" is the verb; "car" is the noun/"what")
Identify the verb and its type in the following sentence: My dog Sparky feels depressed after seven straight days of rain.
Feels: linking verb
Identify the type of verb in all capital letters: The teacher SHOULD attend the seminar.
Helping Verb (the action verb that it is helping is "attend")
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
was
The deer ran around the lake.
Intransitive ("ran" is the verb; "around the lake" is the where)
Identify the verb and its type in the following sentence: Sylvia tasted the squid eyeball soup.
Tasted: action verb
Identify the type of verb in capital letters: The students GROW more beautiful every year.
Linking Verb (the students cannot physically grow more beautiful)
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
should and have
Can you bring your copy of the textbook to our study group meeting?
Transitive ("bring" is the verb; "copy of the textbook" is the what/noun)
Identify the verb and its type in the following sentence: My dog Sparky felt the wet grass beneath his paws.
Felt: action verb
True or False: Linking verbs are always intransitive.
True (Example: Grace seems happy. Wendy feels sad. Frank is a doctor.)
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
could, have and been
The carpenters worked quietly and quickly.
Intransitive ("worked" is the verb; "quietly" and "quickly" are the how/adverbs)
Identify the verb and its type in the following sentence: The squid eyeball soup tasted good!
Tasted: linking verb
Fill in the blank with a linking verb other than 'is' or 'was': He ______ happy today.
Examples: feels, seems, appears
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
will and be
Henry is a mechanic.
Intransitive ("is" is the linking verb; "a mechanic" is still describing the subject of the sentence "Henry", so there is no separate object in the predicate)
Remember that linking verbs are always intransitive!