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Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs. By: Amanda Young and Alanah Hall. Verbs. A verb is a word used to express action or a state of being. (371, HRW) There are three kinds of verbs: Helping or main verbs Action or linking verbs Transitive or intransitive verbs. Linking Verbs.

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Linking Verbs

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  1. Linking Verbs By: Amanda Young and Alanah Hall

  2. Verbs • A verb is a word used to express action or a state of being. (371, HRW) • There are three kinds of verbs: • Helping or main verbs • Action or linking verbs • Transitive or intransitive verbs

  3. Linking Verbs • A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.(374, HRW)

  4. Examples • The apple looks rotten. • “Looks” links the subject (apple) to the adjective (rotten): rotten apple • John is one of the great scientists in our area. • “Is” links the subject (John) to the adjective (one): John = one • The flowers smell good. • “Smell” links the subject (flowers) to the adjective (good): good flowers

  5. Commonly Used Linking Verbs • Forms of Be: • Other Verbs:

  6. Action vs. Linking Verbs • An action verbis a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity. • To find out if a verb is an action or linking verb substitute a form of be in for the verb. If the sentence still makes sense, it is usually a linking verb. If the sentence doesn’t make sense, it is usually an action verb. • forms of be and seem are always linking verbs

  7. Action vs. Linking Verb Examples • Joe plays baseball. Joe is baseball. (the sentence does not make sense, so it is an action verb) • The roses look pretty. • The roses are pretty. (the sentence makes sense, so it is a linking verb) • When verb is a linking verb, you can tell because it describes the subject.

  8. Practice • What are the linking verbs in the following sentences and what do they connect? • The spectacular ocean appears calm today. • The spectacular oceanappearscalm today. • The Wright Brothers are famous for inventing the plane. • The Wright Brothersarefamous for inventing the plane.

  9. More Practice • The music sounds catchy. • The musicsoundscatchy. • The park seems crowded. • The parkseemscrowded. • Are the following underlined verbs linking verbs or action verbs?

  10. Even More Practice • Jerry tasted the banana split. • Action verb • The banana split is tasty. • Linking verb • Jerry then traveled to the park. • Action verb • The park looks pretty. • Linking verb

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