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Understanding Linking Verbs: Connecting Subjects in Sentences

Learn about linking verbs that connect subjects with nouns or adjectives in a sentence. Explore the difference between linking and action verbs with examples. Understand predicate nouns and adjectives. Discover common linking verbs.

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Understanding Linking Verbs: Connecting Subjects in Sentences

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  1. Linking Verbs

  2. Essential Question What are Linking Verbs? A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate

  3. Compare Linking and action Verbs A linking verbconnects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate. An Action verb tells what the subject of a sentence does.

  4. Linking Verbs A linking verb also tells what a subject is or is like. Examples: John McGraw was the manager. Our Pitcher appears very nervous today. Beth is a star on the basketball team

  5. Linking Verbs • Predicate noun is a noun that follows a linking verb. It tells what the subject is. Sam is a pitcher • Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb. It describes the subject by telling what it is like. The Pitcher is skillful

  6. Common linking verbs

  7. Summary What is a linking verb? How is it different from an action verb?

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