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Linking Verbs - Unit 4 Week 1

Linking Verbs - Unit 4 Week 1

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English

3rd Grade

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CCSS
L.1.1E, L.1.1H, L.3.1A

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Josie Wolf

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Linking Verbs - Unit 4 Week 1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dPbciiZSbo

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Linking Verbs

  • Verbs that express a state of being

  • Linking verbs > link the subject of the sentence to a word or phrase

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Examples

  • John is nice.

  • (Is links John to an adjective describing him)

  • Lauren was at the theater.

  • (Was links Lauren to a phrase telling us where she is)

  • Tanner feels sick.

  • (Feels links Tanner to an adjective describing him)

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Most common linking verbs

am, is, are, was, were, being, been

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Multiple Choice

The cake smells good.

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good

2

smells

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Multiple Choice

Jenny looks tired.

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tired

2

looks

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Multiple Choice

The fireworks are amazing!

1

amazing

2

the

3

are

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Multiple Choice

My cousins were late to the party.

1

party

2

were

3

to

4

the

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Multiple Choice

We are the champions!

1

the

2

we

3

are

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Multiple Choice

This spaghetti tastes good.

1

this

2

good

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tastes

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Multiple Choice

I think the sun is rising.

1

the

2

is

3

rising

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Multiple Choice

Is the phone on the table?

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on

2

the

3

is

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