1. Linking Verbs
By Mary S. Roland

2. Linking Verbs and Introduction
Oral Worm Up! The sky is blue. Can you find the verb? The verb is…. “is”. The verb is links the sky with the color to describe it.
Note booking: Write this in your Language Art Spiral.
Linking Verbs is a verb that does not show action.
The verb be is a linking verb.
The verb be has special forms in the present tense (is, am, and are).

3. I am; am/he/she/it; boys/you/we/ they are.
Examples:
I am; am/he/she/it; boys/you/we/ they are.

4. Practice Number 1 Rule: Always read directions carefully
Write am, is or are to complete each sentences.
Charlie am a cat. (am, is, are)
I are a child. (am, is, are)
The new cats is nice. (am, is, are)
Charlie were hungry last night. (was, were)
The girls was his friends. (was, were)
Soon Charlie were fat. (was, were)

5. Reviewing Linking Verbs
SUBJECT
PRESENT
PAST I AM
WAS
SINGULAR IS
PLURAL AND YOU
ARE
WERE
I am here now. I was here yesterday.
You are here now. You were here yesterday.
We were both here yesterday.

6. Linking Verbs A linking verb does not show action.
The verb be is linking verb.
The verb be has special forms in the present tense.
The verb be has special forms in the past tense.

7. Proper Nouns A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
The name of a day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter.
Mike went to camp on Saturday, July 10.
School will close on New Year’s Day.