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LINKING VERBS • These types of verbs do not show action but connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. • They connect nouns or pronouns to words that describe, label, or identify them. Without linking verbs, there would be lots of “baby talk” going on. I hungry! She scary! Carrots yucky! LINKING VERBS • Most linking verbs are a form of the verb be. • Examples: is, are, was, were, am, will be, can be, have been, has been Kevin was a Navy SEAL. Kevin identifies SEAL The winners were Tara and I. winners identifies Tara and I We felt extremely tired after our long flight. tired describes we FORMS OF BE Am Are Is Was Were Am being Are being Is being Was being Were being Can be Could be May be Might be Must be Shall be Should be Will be Would be Has been Have been Had been Could have been May have been Might have been Must have been Shall have been Should have been Will have been Would have been OTHER LINKING VERBS • Several other verbs also function as linking verbs. They connect the parts of a sentence in the same way as the forms of be. Shocked describes teacher. The teacher looked shocked. Other Linking Verbs Appear Look Sound Become Remain Stay Feel Seem Taste Grow Smell Turn ACTION OR LINKING VERB? • Some verbs can be used either as linking verbs or action verbs. The glass looked dirty. LINKING Looked links glass and dirty. The host looked at the glass. ACTION The host performed the action. The crowd grew impatient. LINKING Grew links crowd and impatient. The farmer grew strawberries. ACTION The farmer performed the action PRACTICE – IDENTIFY THE ACTION AND LINKING VERBS 1. The couple attended the opening night of the play. 2. Matt Perez will be the captain of the team. Attended, action Will be, linking 3. I love Van Gogh’s painting Starry Night. Love, action 4. Your idea seems like a good one. Seems, linking 5. Those two women have been friends for years. Have been, linking 6. Robbie chopped wood for the campfire. Chopped, action 7. May I ask you a question? Ask, action 8. This chili tastes bland. Tastes, linking 9. The bell rang at the end of class. Rang, action Became, linking 10. The sky became cloudy very quickly. PRACTICE USING BE AND OTHER LINKING VERBS • Complete Practice 2.2B on page 25 of the Grammar Handbook • Directions: Read the pairs of words and for each pair, write a sentence that uses a linking verb to connect them. • Example: trip adventure A trip to Hawaii could be an adventure. HELPING VERBS • Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase. A verb phrase is the type of verb that is made up of several verbs. Examples: open might have opened should have opened had opened will have opened will be opened *Notice how these helping verbs change the meaning of the verb open. Some forms of Be used as helping verbs: HELPING VERBS AM HAS BEEN WAS BEING WILL BE WILL HAVE BEEN IS WAS BEING SHOULD BE HAD BEEN MIGHT HAVE BEEN MAIN VERBS GROWING WARNED TOLD REMINDED WAITING OPENING TRAINED WRITTEN SENT PLAYED OTHER HELPING VERBS – MANY VERB PHRASES CAN BE FORMED USING ONE OR MORE OF THESE HELPING VERBS. HELPING VERBS MAIN VERBS VERB PHRASES Do Remember Do remember Has Written Has written Would Hope Would hope Shall See Shall see Can Believe Can believe Could Finish Could finish May Attempt May attempt Must have Thought Must have thought Should have Grown Should have grown Might Win Might win Will Jump Will jump Have Planned Have planned Does Want Does want PRACTICE – IS IT A MAIN VERB OR A HELPING VERB? 1. The city has built a new basketball court in the park. Main verb 2. I will be going right home after school. Helping verb 3. Has your brother returned yet? Main verb 4. The puppy has been barking for an hour. Helping verb 5. I could have done better if I had tried harder. Main verb 6. May I be excused now? Helping verb 7. The group had been in the gym for a long time. Main verb 8. Am I bothering you? 9. We had expected a better performance from the group. 10.The witnesses were being questioned by the police. Helping verb Helping verb Main verb TIPS • When looking for the verb in a sentence, ask yourself: 1. Is a physical action being done? 2. Is a mental action being done? 3. Is someone or something being described? If so, look for a linking verb. 4. Is there a helping verb next to the main verb? 5. Is there a helping verb somewhere else in the sentence? Different Verbs Super Mario Bros. Verbs