Definition Match
I am a "part of speech". All of the words in my category have the job of showing some type of action or description in a sentence. Every sentence in English needs at least one of me.
Verb
What's the action verb(s) in this sentence?
"The road snaked around the mountain."
"snaked"
What's the linking verb(s) in the sentence?
"My meeting was scheduled for 3 PM. I felt pretty confident. I repeated in my mind, 'I got this. I got this'."
"was" and "felt"
What is the subject complement(s) in this sentence?
"Santa claus is generous."
"generous"
I am a word that you can physically act out or silently act out.
Ex: "I accidentally ran over a pigeon in the parking lot."
action verb
What's the action verb(s) in this sentence?
"The road was old. My car's tires jumped up and down on the potholes."
"jumped"
What's the linking verb(s) in the sentence?
"My eyes felt tired. I started looking for a place to stop"
"felt"
What is the subject complement(s) in this sentence?
"I became grumpy after the show."
"grumpy after the show" or "grumpy"
I am a word that helps connect a noun with a description of that noun. You can't technically act me out.
Ex: "My shirt felt really cold on me face."
linking verb
What's the action verb(s) in this sentence?
"The clouds blocked the warm sun. Drivers next to me quietly chatted with their co-pilots. I was alone."
"blocked" and "chatted"
What's the linking verb(s) in the sentence?
"Road trips are fun usually. This road trip was harder than others."
"are" and "was"
What is the subject complement(s) in the sentence?
"The day was boring, so I was sad most of the day."
"boring" and "sad" or "sad most of the day"
I am a word or group of words that describes a subject in a sentence. I am usually partnered with a linking verb.
Ex: "My car is really old and dirty."
Subject Complement
What's the action verb(s) in this sentence?
"I looked at the road ahead of me. God quietly whispered some confidence. I prayed and prayed. I was at peace."
"looked" and "whispered" and "prayed"
What's the linking verb(s) in the sentence?
"Finally, I saw a spot to pull over. I drove into the gas station. It was empty, but the lights were bright."
"was" and "were"
What is the subject complement(s) in the sentence?
"The ghost girl was happy because she was around the middle schoolers during the dance."
"happy" and "around the middle schoolers" or "around the middle schoolers during the dance"
Imagine you are teaching a 5th grader. Explain to them what a linking verb is and what an action verb is.
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Make your own example with sentence(s) that has at least 2 action verbs in it. Circle your action verbs to prove you know what they are.
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Make your own example with sentence(s) that has at least 1 linking verb.
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Make a sentence with a subject complement that describes, respectfully, an object or a person in the room right now.
Underline the subject complement to prove you know what it is.
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