Unit 3 Lesson 4 Linking Verbs Objective Students

Unit 3, Lesson 4 Linking Verbs

Objective Students will: • Identify linking verbs and the word in the predicate that describes the subject.

Rules �Some verbs show action. Jennifer runs. �Some verbs are helping verbs. Jennifer is running now.

Rules �A linking verb links the subject of a sentence with a word or words in the predicate. A linking verb does not show action. A linking verb is not a helping verb.

Rules �Some verbs can be either linking verbs or action verbs. The crowd looked at the divers. ▪ Looked = action verb. ▪ Direct Object = divers. The divers looked tired. ▪ Looked = linking verb. ▪ Direct Object = none

Rules �A linking verb is followed by a word in the predicate that names or describes the subject. Anna looks cheerful. ▪ Cheerful describes Anna. Linking verbs never have a direct object.

Common Linking Verbs �Am �Look �Is �Feel �Are �Taste �Smell �Were �Seem �Will be �Appear �Was

Identify the linking verb. Which word(s) does it link? �Ray is a swimmer and a diver. �He was a winner last week. �Ray’s parents are coaches. �They feel proud of Ray.

Identify the verb in each sentence. Tell if it is an action verb or a linking verb. �Gertrude looked strong and fit. LV �In 1926 she seemed ready for a test of her agility. LV � She was the first woman to swim the English channel. LV

�Gertrude swam the distance in fewer than fifteen hours. Action �She set a world record. Action �Ederle will be a champion to swimmers LV

Identify the verb. Tell whether is an action or linking verb. � Joan visited Australia Action � She saw grown kangaroos. Action � One kangaroo was five feet tall. Linking � He smelled terrible. Linking � A park ranger told Joan about kangaroos. Action � Kangaroos are mammals. Linking � Females carry their young in pouches. Action

Identify the verb. Tell whether is an action or linking verb. � The babies appear in the pouch. Linking � The mother is a good protector. Linking � She is a strong animal. Linking � Her tail looks powerful. Linking � Smaller kangaroos appear timid. Linking � The best known kangaroos are the gray kangaroos. Linking

Identify the verb in each sentence. Tell if it is an action verb or a linking verb. If a linking verb, identify which words are being linked. Most people feel afraid of sharks. The shark’s streamlined body looks torpedo-like. Its many teeth always seem sharp. Some species really are a threat to people. The white shark stretches to about twenty feet. It attacks boats and frightens swimmers. Not all sharks are a menace, however. The whale shark is quite harmless. Its diet is small fish and plankton.

WB pgs. 42 & 43 Homework