VERBSDifferent kinds of

verbs have different functions.

What do you KNOW about Verbs ?

Verbs tell action or state of being.

nergetic (action)

eing

(OP. # 32) VERBS

(review)

ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS•Tell physical or mental actions .

On page 99 of your book, find and write 9 actions verbs

(OP. # 32) VERBS

(review)

ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS•Tell physical or mental actions .

On page 99 of your book, find and write 9 actions verbs

VERBS

ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS•Tell physical or mental actions .

1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7.8.9.On page 99 of your book, find and write 9 actions verbs

VERBS

ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS•Tell physical or mental actions .

1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7.8.9.On page 99 of your book, find and write 9 actions verbs

VERBS

ACTION VERBS LINKING VERBS•Tell physical or mental actions .

1. said 2. topped 3. wish 4. run5. tell 6. see 7. nod8. hear9. say

VERBS

ACTION VERBS •Tell physical or mental actions .

1. said 2. topped 3. wish 4. run5. tell 6. see 7. nod8. hear9. say

What are Linking Verbs ?

The Objective of the lesson today:

Understand what

Linking Verbs are, how to identify

them, and how to use them.

The word IS is a verb.

-Does it tell action?

What kind of verb is it?

L-I-N-K-I-N-G

A synonym for linking is connecting

Verbs either tell - Physical/mental activity (action)

or

- State of being (linking)

Linking verbs connect the ‘state of being’ of the subject to an adjective or another noun.

- How or what is the state of being of the subject?

The turkey is delicious.

Linking verbs connect the subject to - an adjective that describes it- or another noun that renames it

The turkey is delicious.‘delicious’ describes turkey

Linking verbs connect the subject to - an adjective that describes it- or another noun that renames it

The turkey is a bird.‘bird’ renames turkey

Linking verbs connect the subject to - an adjective that describes it- or another noun that renames it

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural >> Present tense be

is are am

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be

am are is

Examples: Irving is a middle school. (singular)

Seventh graders are wonderful. (plural)

(circle linking verb, underline subject and modifier, draw an arrow from subject to the noun or adjective)

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be

am are is

Examples: Irving is a middle school . (noun)

Seventh-graders are wonderful. (adjective)

Questions ???

Can you think of a sentence with a linking verb?

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be

am are is

>>> Past tense: was were

(Examples from your book)

oBillie Jo was sad.

oThe Dust Bowl was a storm.

The Dust Bowl was a storm.

storm renames the subject—what the Dust Bowl is

Billie Jo was sad.

sad describes the ‘state of being’ of the subject, Billie Jo

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be

am are is

>>> Past tense: was were

Examples: Billy Jo was sad after her mother died.

Many characters in the story were farmers.

The most common linking verbs : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be

am are is

>>> Past tense: was were

Examples: Billy Jo was sad after her mother died.

Many characters in the story were farmers.

What do you KNOW about Verbs ?

Verbs tell action or state of being.

nergetic (action)

eing

The Objective of the lesson today:

Understand what Linking Verbs

are, how to identify them, and how to use them.

Do you now know :- what linking verbs are ?- how to identify them ?

-how to use them ?

Questions ????

Let’s practice what you know about linking verbs :- what they are- how to identify them - how to use them.

Linking Verbs practiceA linking verb – a verb that expresses a state of being. It connects the subject of a sentence with a word that describes or renames the subject.•most common linking verb : BE and forms of to BE

singular plural Present tense: be are

is am

Past tense: was were

In the following sentences:•circle the linking verb; •underline the subject and the noun that renames it, or the adjective that describes it;•draw an arrow from the subject to the linked noun or adjective.

Example: Mrs. Bean is your teacher

• Daddy is a farmer.

• I am a piano player.

Other linking verbs:

appear seem become smell

feel sound grow stay look tasteremain turn

Other linking verbs:

appear seem become smell

feel sound grow stay look tasteremain turn

Examples of other linking verbs:

1.The sky appears dark during the locust swarm.

2. Billie Jo’s father remains stubborn about the wheat

sprouting.

3. Her hands feel sore after the burns from the fire.

Examples of other linking verbs:

4. The house looks deserted.

5. She becomes frustrated with each passing day.

6. The air smells greasy.

7. She seems happy when she plays the piano.

The many forms of BE:

am am being can be should beare are being could be will beis is being may be would bewas was being might bewere were being must be

shall be

The many forms of BE continued:

have been must have beenhas been shall have beenhad been will have beencould have been would have been may have been might have been