1. How much do you remember about verbs?
Let’s Review
How much do you remember about verbs?

2. How many types of verbs do you know?
The Answer is…… 2

3. What are the two types of verbs called?
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and
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4. Body Action Verbs and Mind Action Verbs
GOOD JOB!!!
They are called…..
Body Action Verbs and Mind Action Verbs

5. Let’s Review
Whip around

6. You are now ready for the next type of verb…
LINKING VERBS

7. There are 9 linking verbs to learn
That’s too many to memorize, so…….
we will use an easy trick to remember them all.

8. Yesterday, I _________ happy.
Let’s see if you can fill in the missing verb in each sentence.
Yesterday, I _________ happy.
was
Today, I ________ happy. am
Tomorrow, I will _______ happy. be
So far you know 3 linking verbs.

9. Yesterday, he _________ happy.
That’s all I can think of now, so I will change the pronoun “I” to “he” and see what happens!
was
Yesterday, he _________ happy. is
Today, he ________ happy. be
Tomorrow, he will _________ happy.
We only learned 1 more. We still have 5 to go.

10. Yesterday, we _________ happy.
That’s all I can think of now, so I will change the pronoun “he” to “we” and see what happens!
were
Yesterday, we _________ happy.
Today, we ________ happy.
are
Tomorrow, we will _________ happy
become
How many linking verbs do we know so far?

11. The last 2 are more difficult.
been
For a very long time I have _______ happy.
If you walk around with a smile on your face, you will always _______happy.
seem
look

12. Look
Linking verb
I look at the dog.
She looks wonderful.
Body action

13. The 9 linking verbs are… Am was be Are were been Is seem become
Let’s use the Jingle Bells song to sing the linking verbs.

14. Why do we call these 9 verbs “linking verbs?

15. The principal was proud.V
Adj S
The principal was proud.
The bracket links the subject and the adjective with one of the 9 linking verbs.
was
The linking verb is…..
The subject is __________
The adjective is ________

16. Yesterday, I _________ happy.
Let’s see if you can identify which two words in the sentence will be linked together with a linking verb.
Yesterday, I _________ happy.
was am
Today, I ________ happy. be
Tomorrow, I will _________ happy.

17. Link the subject and the adjective
The dog was huge.
Steven and Jake were funny.
The test seems easy.

18. The 9 linking verbs are… Am was be Are were been Is seem become
Let’s use the Jingle Bells song to sing the linking verbs.