LINKING VERBS WHEN ARE THEY HELPING? WHEN ARE THEY LINKING? WHEN ARE THEY ACTION?

LINKING VERBSWHEN ARE THEY HELPING? WHEN ARE THEY LINKING? WHEN ARE

THEY ACTION?

REMEMBER THAT HELPING VERB SONG YOU LEARNED A FEW WEEKS AGO????

Just like those Zombies….it’s baaacccckkkkk

READY, SET, SING!

HELPING VERBS HELPING VERBS THERE ARE 23

AM IS ARE WAS &WERE

BEING BEEN &BE

YOU ONLY NEED THE FIRST 8!THE FIRST 8 HELPING VERBS OF THE HELPING VERB SONG ARE THE ONLY

ONES THAT CAN ALSO FUNCTION AS LINKING VERBS.

AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU MEMORIZED THAT SONG NOW???

1. AM 2. IS 3. ARE 4. WAS 5. WERE

6. BEING 7. BEEN 8. BE

8 IS GREAT AND 9 IS FINETHERE ARE 9 WORDS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY USED AS LINKING VERBS, BUT

REMEMBER 8 OF THEM CAN SOMETIMES BE ACTION VERBS. ONLY SEEM CANNOT. THESE WORDS CAN END IN –ED OR –S, SO BE CAREFUL!

BECOME SEEM APPEAR FEEL TASTE

SMELL SOUND GROW LOOK

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW FOR THE QUIZ?

1. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT ACCURATELY USES A “REGULAR” LINKING VERB, SUCH AS: AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE.

2. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT USES ONE OF THE “9 IS FINE” WORDS AS AN ACTION VERB AND THEN ANOTHER SENTENCE WHERE YOU USE IT AS A LINKING VERB.

3. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT USES HELPING VERBS HELPING OUT A LINKING VERB.

4. TERMS SUCH AS: SUBJECT, LINKING VERB, ACTION VERB, HELPING VERB, PREDICATE ADJECTIVE, AND PREDICATE NOUN