Transcript Linking Verbs

State of Being Verbs
A Project LA Activity
What is a state of being verb?
State
of being verbs are often
called linking verbs because
they link the subject of the
sentence with information
about it.
PREDICATE
SUBJECT
What is a state of being verb?
 There
are 8 state of being verbs:
 am,
are, is
 was, were,
 be, being, been
You will need
to remember
all 8 state of
being verbs!
The teacher is tall.

In the first sentence, is links the teacher
to information about her-the fact that she
is tall. That is her state of being.
This candy tastes so sweet.
In the second sentence, tastes links
candy to information about it—its
sweetness.
 Did you think taste was an action verb?
Well, it is—when the subject is doing the
tasting. But here, the candy isn't doing
any tasting. The candy itself tastes
sweet.
 That is its state of being.

This candy tastes so sweet.

Ahhh…so there are more linking verbs
than just the 8 state of being verbs.
appear
 become
 feel
 grow
 look
 remain

seem
smell
sound
stay
taste
turn
Other Linking Verbs...

Hmm…some of these could be action
verbs, too…we will need to know how to
tell the difference!
appear
 become
 feel
 grow
 look
 remain

seem
smell
sound
stay
taste
turn
Here’s an easy way to tell!!

If you can replace with word with is, am,
or are, and it still makes sense…it is a
linking verb!

Let’s try:
George felt sad.
 George is sad.
…Yep, it’s a linking verb!!!

Let’s try it again.

Remember, if you can replace with word
with is, am, or are, and it still makes
sense…it is a linking verb!
My dinner tastes yummy.
 My dinner is yummy.

…Yep, it’s a linking verb!!!
Let’s try it again – uno mas.

Remember, if you can replace with word
with is, am, or are, and it still makes
sense…it is a linking verb!
The girl smelled the pizza.
 The girl is the pizza.

…Nope, it’s NOT a linking verb!!!
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