Transcript Linking Verbs - Introducing Adam Morton

Linking Verbs
Predicate Nominatives
Review
2 Part Definition of a Linking Verb:
1. NO action!
2. Links the subject to something
– Predicate Nominative
– Predicate Adjective
Predicate Nominative
Definition:
A noun or pronoun that
renames the subject of
the sentence
Examples
PN
1.
Ok, let’s
get
started…
Mrs. Nardi is my teacher.
PN
2.
Adey appears a good dancer.
TIP
Double check
predicate
nominatives.
Step 1
Replace the linking
verb with the
correct form of “be”
Step 1
Example:
Adey appears a good dancer.
Adey is a good dancer.
Step 2
Invert the
sentence.
Step 2
Example:
Adey is a good dancer.
A good dancer is Adey.
Practice
1.
2.
3.
4.
The tree is an evergreen.
Small children grow tall.
Schools remain buildings.
Some fruits are apples and
oranges.
TIP
Sentences CAN have
compound predicate
nominatives.
Compound Predicate Nominatives
Example:
Some students in 5th period
are Jacob and Grant.
I’m really
tall.
Step 1
Some
students in 5th period
are Jacob and Grant.
Step 2
Some students in 5th period are
Jacob and Grant.
Jacob and Grant are some
th
students in 5 period.
TIP
To check an interrogative
sentence (a question),
you must add another
step.
Step ?
Change the question
into a statement.
Step ?
Example:
Are
you a basketball player?
You
are a basketball player.
Step 1
You
are a basketball player.
Step 2
You are a basketball player.
A basketball player is you.
Practice
5.
Is banana crème a type of
pie?
6.
Are Tyler and Olivia the best
math students?