1. Unit 3, Lesson 4 Linking Verbs

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. WB pgs. 42 & 43 Homework