Links in a Chain: Learning about Linking Verbs
About the Links in a Chain: Learning about Linking Verbs Lesson
Summary
A beginning lesson in the use of linking verbs, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives.
Objectives
• To introduce the subject of linking verbs, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives.
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Review verbs and forms of the verb ? to be.
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Have students answer review questions to test their knowledge of verbs.
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Students underline linking verbs in sentences.
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Students also write their own sentence using look as the linking verb.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Excerpt
Action verbs show actions ? run, skip, jump, hop, dream, or hope. State of being verbs do not show action but a state of being ? am, is, are, was, seem or feel.
Transitive verbs are action verbs that take a direct object or sometimes an indirect object.
Intransitive verbs are action verbs that do not take a direct object
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