LINKING VERB
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb describes the subject by using a predicate noun or predicate adjective.
What is a helping verb?
Helping verbs are words used in a verb phrase, to support the main verb.
What is a predicate noun?
A predicate noun is a word that follows the linking verb to tell what the subject is.
Find the linking verb:
My cat tastes weird.
Tastes
My dog ran up the street.
Action Verb: ran
Can you have a predicate noun and predicate adjective in the same sentence?
NO
Find the helping verb:
James told Stella that he can ride the bike now.
can - supports ride
What is an indirect object?
An indirect object is a noun that is not the main object ( direct ). Instead, it is in the middle of the direct object and verb. It answers to whom? and for whom?
Find the indirect object.
Molly made George a cake.
George
My flower will grow beautifully.
Linking Verb: Grow
Name the 12 Linking Verbs.
Appear, Become, Feel, Grow, Look, Remain, Seem, Stand, Smell, Sound, Turn, Taste
Find the helping verb(s)
I am ready to ride the scooter, and my friends were encouraging me.
am, were
What is a main verb?
A main verb is the verb that actually means something in a sentence, and it is usually the last in a line of verbs.
Find the predicate noun:
The waiter is a professional.
Professional
The powerful cat appears weak, but it is not.
Linking Verb: appears
Find the linking verb:
The cactus feels weird to the touch; it is prickly.
Feel - feels
Helping Verbs! 23! Name them!
am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, can, could
What is a predicate adjective?
A predicate adjective is a word that follows a linking verb, and tells what the subject is like.
Find the transitive verb:
She left the keys on my table.
left
When will the people leave the house?
Action Verb: leave
Find the predicate noun or adjective in this linking verb sentence:
All the kids seem to be afraid of the dog.
PREDICATE ADJECTIVE: AFRAID
LINKING VERB: SEEM
Find the helping verb(s)
Jimmy can be kind, even if he gets bullied.
Can
What is a transitive verb?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object to be valid.
Find the main verb in a verb clause:
My friend and I would have been running.
Running
My friend wants to become a surgeon, and I want to become a police officer.
Linking Verb(s): become, become