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Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs. By: Jessenia Rivera. What is a link?. .  Anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie. What is a Linking Verb?. A linking verb links its subject to a word in the predicate. Two Types of Linking Verbs. To be. Verbs that Express Condition.

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Linking Verbs

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  1. Linking Verbs By: Jessenia Rivera

  2. What is a link? • . Anything serving to connect one part or thing with another; a bond or tie.

  3. What is a Linking Verb? • A linking verb links its subject to a word in the predicate.

  4. Two Types of Linking Verbs To be Verbs that Express Condition

  5. Forms to Be is am was were be are been being

  6. Examples • Michael is a football fan. • The dogs are barking angrily at the cat. • All the kittens wereplayful.

  7. Verbs that Express Condition • Appear • Become • Feel • Grow • Look • Remain • Seem • Smell • Sound • Taste

  8. Example: • Everybody remained silent for a few minutes.  • She sounded very surprised when she heard the news. • The play seems absurd to me.

  9. How can you tell when they are action verbs and when they are linking verbs? • If you can substitute am, is, or are and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. • Example: My dog Oreo felt the wet grass beneath her paws My dog Oreo feels depressed after seven straight days of rain. The soup tasted good. I tasted the food.

  10. Some verbs can serve as either action or linking verbs. • The squid eyeball stew tasted good. • Sylvia tasted the spicy squid eyeball stew . • The eggs smell rotten. • Ismellthe delightful aroma from the kitchen. Linking Verb Action Verb Linking Verb Action Verb

  11. Always Linking Verbs  . • to be • to become • to seem

  12. Example: • He became suspicious when he saw the safe was open. • The test questions seemed simple as a result of my studying. • Lightning can be dangerous.

  13. Subject Verb Agreement. • Make the verb agree with the subject stated before the linking verb, not with the noun complement that follows the verb. • Singular subject - Singular verb • Plural subject - Plural verb • Her passion is rare books. • Rare books are her passion. • The cat is brown. • The cats are brown.

  14. Let’s practice • Linking Verbs: Underline the Linking Verb in each sentence. • The big computer is very fast. • The orange block is at the bottom of the stack. • The teacher seemed confused by the question. • The brown suitcase looks heavy. • My dog’s fur smells bad all the time. • There are too many fish in this fish tank. • There is an old tree in the back yard. • These jeans are too small for me now. • This software is not compatible with my computer. • I was late for work today.

  15. Lets practice For each given sentence, you must fill in the blank with a linking verb (is, was, were, are, am). • Answer: were • 1. We ______________ going to the game tonight. • 5. You _________ talking too much in the class. • 10. They __________ going to the dance, but it got canceled. • 11. The bases ____________ full. • 12. The outfielder ________________ a great player. • 13. The three players ___________________ friends. • 14. The crowd _________________ very loudly. • 15. The students ___________________ happy

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