Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs

​Verbs

​Verbs are action words. Verbs tell what is a subject is or does.

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​run

​jump

​play

​sit

​see

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Open Ended

Give an example of a verb

Linking Verbs

• Most verbs are action words, but some verbs are different.

• A linking verb links the subject to the rest of the sentence.

• Linking verbs are not action words.

"To be"

• The verb "to be" is a linking verb.

• Some different forms of the verb to be are: is, am, are, was, and were.

• Some other linking verbs are become, feel, and seem.

Linking Verb Practice

Read each sentence. Choose the word that is the linking verb.

Multiple Choice

My grandmother is a marine biologist.

• grandmother

• is

• marine

• biologist

Multiple Choice

She was always a good student.

• She

• was

• always

• good

Multiple Choice

It was hard for my grandma to work as a scientist.

• was

• my

• grandma

• work

Multiple Choice

When she was young, my grandma loved learning about sea creatures.

• sea

• When

• was

• creatures

Multiple Choice

Some people felt women could not be good at science.

• not

• science

• people

• felt

Multiple Choice

My grandma proved she was smart and hardworking.

• smart

• hardworking

• was

• proved

Multiple Choice

One day, I might become a marine biologist myself.

• marine

• become

• day

• myself

Multiple Choice

My cat seems to be very sleepy this morning.

• seems

• very

• morning

• sleepy

Multiple Choice

The students were happy that they had a snow day.

• students

• were

• snow

• they

Multiple Choice

I am wondering if I should get ten more cats.

• am

• ten

• get

• cats