Linking Verbs for Kids: An Interactive Grammar Lesson

Mrs. Taylor introduces linking verbs, explaining their role in connecting subjects to additional information. She provides examples and practice exercises to help students identify linking verbs in sentences. The video includes interactive activities to reinforce learning, such as making a paper chain to visualize sentence structure.

What is the primary function of a linking verb in a sentence?

• To replace the subject in a sentence

• To indicate the tense of the sentence

• To connect the subject with additional information

• To show action performed by the subject

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• am

• run

• is

• seems

In the sentence 'Mrs. Taylor is smart,' what role does the word 'is' play?

• It describes an action performed by Mrs. Taylor

• It connects Mrs. Taylor to the description 'smart'

• It indicates the past tense

• It replaces the subject

How can you visually represent the connection made by a linking verb?

• By highlighting the verb in red

• By creating a paper chain linking the subject and description

• By drawing a line under the verb

• By writing the verb in capital letters

In the sentence 'The train was loud,' which word serves as the linking verb?

• train

• the

• loud

• was