LINKING VERBS A REVIEW 1024 LINKING VERBS Linking
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LINKING VERBS: A REVIEW 10/24
![LINKING VERBS Linking verbs are verbs that do not show action. They express a LINKING VERBS Linking verbs are verbs that do not show action. They express a](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/a179079b0ec6c6a3206296217442e399/image-2.jpg)
LINKING VERBS Linking verbs are verbs that do not show action. They express a state or condition. These verbs link to the subject a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that describes or identifies the subject. Examples The happy cat | looked for the ball. "Looked" functions as an action verb The cat | looked happy. "Looked" functions as a linking verb. It is the FUNCTION of the verb in the sentence that determines if it is a linking verb.
![COMMON LINKING VERBS Forms of to be are sometimes used as linking verbs is COMMON LINKING VERBS Forms of to be are sometimes used as linking verbs is](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/a179079b0ec6c6a3206296217442e399/image-3.jpg)
COMMON LINKING VERBS Forms of to be are sometimes used as linking verbs is am are was were be being been
![MORE LINKING VERBS Verbs that are sometimes used as linking verbs feel taste look MORE LINKING VERBS Verbs that are sometimes used as linking verbs feel taste look](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/a179079b0ec6c6a3206296217442e399/image-4.jpg)
MORE LINKING VERBS Verbs that are sometimes used as linking verbs feel taste look smell appear grow remain stay turn seem sound become prove
![A WAY TO CHECK The linking verb connection between the subject to the noun A WAY TO CHECK The linking verb connection between the subject to the noun](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h2/a179079b0ec6c6a3206296217442e399/image-5.jpg)
A WAY TO CHECK The linking verb connection between the subject to the noun or adjective is something like an equal sign. She is tall. -- She = tall. If you can substitute am, is, or are and the sentence still sounds logical, you have a linking verb on your hands. Examples I am calm. The be verb am links I and calm. Calm describes my state of being. George Washington became the first president. Became links George Washington and president. Check by saying, George = president, or President George Washington, or substitute the linking verb with a form of "to be“ as in: George Washington was president.
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ACTION OR LINKING VERB? The monkey looked hungry. The monkey looked for food. The soup tasted good. I tasted the soup. He grew into a tall man He grew tired of walking. Mother appeared happy at her party. . Mother appeared quietly in the room. The singer appeared nervous. The singer appeared on television.
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HELPING VERB CONFUSION A verb phase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. Helping verbs help the main verb to express action or make a statement. The forms of to be can also be used as helping verbs such as in the following sentence: Terry is looking. In the sentence above, "is" does not function as a linking verb. "Is looking" tells what Terry is doing (the action), not what Terry is being. LINKING OR HELPING VERB? Patricia is watching television. Maria was searching for a new hobby. The golden retriever is friendly. The student could remember the answer. We will walk to the pizza place. Sidney Crosby is awesome at ice hockey.
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