Linking Verbs Identifying them Diagramming them A linking
Linking Verbs Identifying them. Diagramming them.
A linking verb connects a word at the beginning of a sentence with a word at the end. For example: She is pretty. For. She example: She is pretty
The most common linking verbs are the forms of BE Am Am being Can be Shall be Have been Might have been Are being Could be Should be Has been Must have been Is Is being May be Will be Has been Shall have been Was being Might be Would be Could have been Should have been were Were being Must be May have been Will have been Would have been
Examples Helena is our new president. Your grade should have been an “A”.
Examples diagrammed Helena is president new our Notice how the line after the linking verb is angled back toward the subject. It’s as if it is linking the two thoughts in your mind. Helena is our new president.
Examples diagrammed grade should have been “A” an Your grade should have been an “A”.
Other Linking Verbs These words can also link two parts of the sentence: appear feel look seem sound taste become grow remain smell stay turn That music sounds loud. She became president.
Examples diagrammed music sounds loud t Tha Again, the line after the linking verb angles back toward the subject. That music sounds loud.
Examples diagrammed She became president. Again, the line after the linking verb angles back toward the subject. She became president.
How to tell if a verb is a linking verb: If you can exchange the verb with am, is, or are and the sentence still makes sense, then you have a linking verb. For example: That music sounds loud. That music is loud. They became friends. They are friends.
Now, you practice! Use the handout called DS - Linking Verb Practice.
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