Being and Linking Verbs
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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6 Slides • 10 Questions
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Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs
Grammar
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Action Verbs vs linking verbs
Key idea
Action Verbs—express action
Hillary skipped and jumped down the street.
Linking Verbs—link the subject to a word in the predicate.
Geraldo is very happy today.
Forms of the verb “to be” - am, are, is, was, were, be, been
Grammar
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Action Verbs vs linking verbs
Key idea
Action Verbs can only have the following:
Direct Object and Indirect Objects
In the morning, Billy reads.
Billy opened the book.
Sara passed Rashid the envelop.
Grammar
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Action Verbs vs linking verbs
Key idea
Linking Verbs can only have the following:
Predicate Nouns, Predicate Adjectives, Predicate Pronouns
Roberto was the captain of the team.
Sasha was very sleepy in class.
The winner of the medal was she.
Grammar
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Action Verbs vs linking verbs
Key idea
Impossible:
An action verb with a predicate noun, predicate adjective, or predicate pronoun.
A linking verb with a direct object or an indirect object.
Grammar
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
Georgia is a state just above Florida.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
Before school, Andrea helped her mother with the chores.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
Those cars are the most expensive ones on the lot.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
His father won the medal for first place in the competition.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
The crowd honored the veterans by standing up.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
The two families were happy throughout their vacation.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
During the pep rally, Albert danced across the gym floor.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
I am the first student to graduate from my family.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
Tasha was the only student with score above a 95% on the quiz.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
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Multiple Choice
Directions: Determine whether the underlined word is an action verb or a linking verb.
Roberto placed the ball into the corner of the goal.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs
Grammar
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