Linking and Helping Verbs

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Linking verbs: what do they do?

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link the subject to the predicate

Front

What do helping verbs do?

Back

help the action verb

Front

We _______ going to a game tonight!

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are

Front

That ______ a good group of students for a field trip.

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is

Front

Linking verb in 'Nia is a firefighter.'

Back

is

Front

Linking verb in 'The glass looked dirty.'

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looked

Front

Linking verb in: 'The egg smelled rotten.'

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smelled

Front

Helping verb in: 'Shaley can ride her sister's bike.'

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can

Front

Helping verb in: 'The bloodhound was groomed by Mickey Mouse.'

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was

Front

Helping verb in: 'I will write my essay eventually.'

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will