Grammar Vocabulary See Green Sheet to be verbs

Grammar Vocabulary (See Green Sheet) • “to be” verbs I am a teacher. /I = a teacher. We are angry. /We = angry. SOMETIMES LINKING: to appear, to remain, to stay, to prove, to grow, to get, to turn, to look, to smell, to sound, to taste, to feel

Examples: He appears tired. /He = tired. They remained here. /They=here. She stays here. / She = here. The day proved hot. /The day = hot. He grows angry. /He = angry. They get sad. /They = sad. He turned against me. / He = against me. It looks bad. / It = bad. It smells rotten. /It = rotten. It sounds horrible. /It = horrible. It tastes delicious. /It = delicious. It feels rough. / It = rough.

• Examples of when they are NOT linking verbs: The rainbow appeared in the sky. He proves his point. I grew a garden. She gets a hotdog for lunch. He turns the car right. I look at you. I smelled a nasty smell. He tastes the pizza.

29. The words after a linking verb are predicate nominatives (nouns/pronouns/noun clauses) • It is a dog. • He is a man. • They are soccer players. • It is she. • This is he. • It is mine. • The car is hers. • It is what I like.

-OR- 30. predicate adjectives • • (adjectives, adjective phrases). They are beautiful. It is tasty. The food is exotic. It is under the desk. My car is in the garage. My mother is at home. My test is on Friday.

Name___________ Date____ Making Sentences with Transitive Verbs and Linking Verbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. S-TV-IO-DO. Example: My teacher gives me a food. S-LV-Adj. (Prep. Phrase of Location). Example: The food is in a bag. S-LV-Adj. (size). Example: It looks small. S-LV-Adj. (shape). Example: It is square. S-LV-Adj. (texture). Example: It feels smooth. S-TV-DO. Example: I taste the food. S-LV-Adj. (taste). Example: It tastes delicious. S-LV-N. Example: It is a dark chocolate candy.