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Linking Verbs and Predicate Words Page 81-82 Linking Verbs • connect a sentence’s subject with a noun or an adjective in the predicate. • are followed by a word in the predicate that tells what a subject is or is like. Predicate Nouns • Tell what the subject is. • Is still a person, place, or (more usually) a thing. Predicate Adjectives • Tell what the subject is like. • Describe the subject. Common Linking Verbs appear seem feel grow look become taste The be verbs: am, is, are, was, were Examples Exercise 1 pg. 81-82 Draw two lines under the verb in each sentence. Write AV in the blank if the verb is an action verb. Write LV in the blank if the verb is a linking verb. LV 6. Their noses are extremely ____ sensitive. AV 13.Most dogs have forty-two ____ teeth. Examples Exercise 2 pg. 82 Draw two lines under the linking verb in each sentence. Write PA in the blank if the verb is followed by a predicate adjective. Write PN in the blank if the verb is followed by a predicate noun. ___ 5. Indigos seem very friendly. PA PN ___ 16. All snakes are carnivores.
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