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State of Being Verbs

State of Being Verbs. A Project LA Activity. What is a state of being verb?. State of being verbs are often called linking verbs because they link the subject of the sentence with information about it. . PREDICATE. SUBJECT. What is a state of being verb?. There are 8 state of being verbs:

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State of Being Verbs

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  1. State of Being Verbs A Project LA Activity

  2. What is a state of being verb? • State of being verbs are often called linking verbs because they link the subject of the sentence with information about it. PREDICATE SUBJECT

  3. What is a state of being verb? • There are 8 state of being verbs: • is am are • was were • be being been

  4. The teacher is tall. • In the first sentence, is links the teacher to information about her-the fact that she is tall. That is her state of being.

  5. This candy tastes so sweet. • In the second sentence, tastes links candy to information about it—its sweetness. Did you think taste was an action verb? Well, it is—when the subject is doing the tasting. But here, the candy isn't doing any tasting. The candy itself tastes sweet. That is its state of being.

  6. Can you tell which are being verbs? wererunwill bejump shineskipsingis couldhasdrivedraw Ready to move on?

  7. OOPS! That is an action verb. Try again

  8. Yes! That is a state of being verb. Try another!

  9. Online Verb Games The Linking Verb State of Being Verb Quiz 2Bee or Nottoobee Verb Game Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense II Linking Verbs MAIN

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