1. Linking Verbs - Notes
Ms. Lovvorn
11/15/10

2. Linking Verb
Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate

3. Predicate Noun
Noun that follows a linking verb. It renames or identifies the subject
Noun = person, place, or thing
Ex.) Juana Ortiz was the director.
Was = LV
Director = PN

4. Predicate Adjective
An adjective that follows a linking verb. It describes the subject.
Adjective = describing word
Ex.) Ms. Ortiz is imaginative.
Is = LV
Imaginative = PA

5. Common Linking Verbs
Be, am, is are, was, were, become, seem, appear, look, taste, feel, smell, sound, grow, turn

6. Linking vs. Action Some linking verbs can also be action verbs.
Linking = The director sounded angry.
Sounded = LV
Angry = PA (describes director)
Action = The director sounded the alarm.
TRICK – replace with is /are

7. The monster looks scary.
looks = LV
scary = PA

8. The monster is a female.
is = LV
female = PN

9. PRACTICE
Directions: Circle the linking Verb. Underline the predicate noun or adjective. Place a PA or PN at the end of each sentence to identify if the LV connects to a noun or adjective.
EXAMPLE
Ms. Lovvorn is a teacher. PN

10. Practice continued… The students at Burns are intelligent.
Sometimes they seem silly.
The teacher looks angry today.
Some students were tardy for class.
Burns is a great school.