Linking Verbs
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
The wool jacket is very warm.
is
What is the main verb in this sentence?
The plane will land soon.
land
Complete the sentence:
A rainbow (has, have) appeared after the storm.
A rainbow has appeared after the storm.
Complete the sentence:
She __________ the answers to all the questions. (know)
She knew the answers to all the questions. (know)
What is the contraction?
does + not
doesn't
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
The little boys were shy at first.
were
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
We are helping each other.
are
Complete the sentence:
His parents (has, have) encouraged him all along.
His parents have encouraged him all along.
Complete the sentence:
A letter __________ for me yesterday (come).
A letter came for me yesterday.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
That movie wasnt scary at all.
That movie wasn't scary at all.
Past or present?
My costume was not ready yesterday.
Past
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
I am reading a very good book.
am
What is the mistake in this sentence?
My friends has fooled me again!
My friends have fooled me again!
What is the mistake in this sentence?
I written a wonderful adventure story.
I wrote a wonderful adventure story.
OR
I had written a wonderful adventure story.
Complete the sentence:
The boy __________ reach the books on the top shelf. (could not)
The boy couldn't reach the books on the top shelf.
Past or present?
The red roses are beautiful.
Present
Where can you find a helping verb in a sentence?
Before the main verb
What is the mistake in this sentence?
The door have locked behind us.
The door has/had locked behind us.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
We had eat dinner before the movie.
We had eaten dinner before the movie.
Complete the sentence:
The ships __________ far from the shore. (were not)
The ships weren't far from the shore.
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb does not show action. A linking verb tells what someone or something is.
Name 5 helping verbs
am, is, are, was, were, has, have, had, will
What type(s) of nouns can you use "had" with?
What is an irregular verb?
Irregular verbs do not add -ed to form the past tense. They have special spellings for the past tense, and many change when they are used with has, have, or had.
What is a contraction?
A contraction is two words written as one. An apostrophe (‘) takes the place of one or more letters that are left out.
A contraction is two words written as one. An apostrophe (‘) takes the place of one or more letters that are left out.