Linking Verbs Their Function Linking Verbs connect the
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Linking Verbs
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Their Function Linking Verbs connect the subject of a verb to additional information about the subject Ex: Mario is a computer hacker.
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Linking Verbs • • • Feel Taste Look Smell Sound Appear
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Linking Verbs • • • Am Is Are Was Were
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Linking Verbs
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The linked noun or adjective is sometimes called a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Examples: • I am calm. The verb am links I and calm. • George Washington became the first president. Became links George Washington and president.
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Helping Verbs
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Their Function Helping verbs "help" or combine with the main verb (which has the real meaning).
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“To Be” Helping Verbs • • Am Is Are Was Were Be Being Been
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“To Have” Helping Verbs • Have • Has • Had
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“To Do” Helping Verbs • Does • Did
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Helping Verbs • Could • Would • Should
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Helping Verbs • Will • Can • Shall
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Helping Verbs • May • Might • Must
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Keep in Mind… • Not every sentence will have a helping verb with the main verb. • When you see an "ing" verb such as "running", look for a helping verb also. • Sometimes there is another word which separates the helping verb from the main verb. Example: "not" as in: The boy could not find his socks. Helping verb: could Main verb: find. • A sentence may contain up to three helping verbs to the main verb. Example: The dog must have been chasing the cat. Helping verbs: must, have, and been; main verb: chasing.
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