Grammar U4W1

Grammar U4 Week 1

By Valarie Flores

​Linking Verbs

• An action verb tells what the subject does.
• A linking verb does not show action. It connects the subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate. It tells what the subject is or is like.
• The verb be is the most common linking verb. It has special forms in the present tense: am, is, are.

Multiple Choice

Lee is my older brother.

• older

• brother

• Lee

• is

Multiple Choice

He plays baseball for the Comets.

• He

• plays

• baseball

• Comets

Multiple Choice

My family goes to see every game.

• every

• goes

• family

• game

Multiple Choice

We are so proud of him.

• proud

• are

• We

• him

Multiple Choice

Lee is one of the best athletes on the team.

• is

• athletes

• Lee

• team

Multiple Choice

My dad was a football quarterback in college.

• quarterback

• football

• dad

• was

More Linking Verbs

The verb be is the most common linking verb. It has special forms in the past tense: was, were.
• Use the linking verbs am, is, and was when the subject is singular.

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I

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in the school play.

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My friend Jason ​

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also in the play.

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I ​

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an astronaut who gets lost in space

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The play ​

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funny and exciting.

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Jason ​

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silly and forgetful during yesterday’s rehearsal.

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I ​

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the serious astronaut.

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He ​

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always getting into trouble on the space ship.

End Punctuation and Complete Sentences

A statement and command sentence end with a period.
• A question ends with a question mark.
• An exclamation and an exclamatory sentence end with an exclamation point.
• A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and shows a complete thought

Open Ended

a new restaurant opened in town

Open Ended

what is your favorite food

Open Ended

go to the new Oakville Café on Saturday

Open Ended

wow, they have the best cherry pies

Open Ended

have you tried the apple pies yet