1. LINKING VERBS WHEN ARE THEY HELPING? WHEN ARE THEY LINKING? WHEN ARE THEY ACTION?

2. REMEMBER THAT HELPING VERB SONG YOU LEARNED A FEW WEEKS AGO???? Just like those Zombies….it’s baaacccckkkkk

3. READY, SET, SING! HELPING VERBSHELPING VERBSTHERE ARE 23 AMISAREWAS&WERE BEINGBEEN&BE

4. YOU ONLY NEED THE FIRST 8! THE FIRST 8 HELPING VERBS OF THE HELPING VERB SONG ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN ALSO FUNCTION AS LINKING VERBS. AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU MEMORIZED THAT SONG NOW??? 1. AM 2. IS3. ARE4. WAS5. WERE 6. BEING7. BEEN8. BE

5. 8 IS GREAT AND 9 IS FINE THERE ARE 9 WORDS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY USED AS LINKING VERBS, BUT REMEMBER 8 OF THEM CAN SOMETIMES BE ACTION VERBS. ONLY SEEM CANNOT. THESE WORDS CAN END IN –ED OR –S, SO BE CAREFUL! BECOMESEEMAPPEARFEELTASTE SMELLSOUNDGROWLOOK

6. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW FOR THE QUIZ? 1. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT ACCURATELY USES A “REGULAR” LINKING VERB, SUCH AS: AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE. 2. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT USES ONE OF THE “9 IS FINE” WORDS AS AN ACTION VERB AND THEN ANOTHER SENTENCE WHERE YOU USE IT AS A LINKING VERB. 3. HOW TO CREATE A SENTENCE THAT USES HELPING VERBS HELPING OUT A LINKING VERB. 4. TERMS SUCH AS: SUBJECT, LINKING VERB, ACTION VERB, HELPING VERB, PREDICATE ADJECTIVE, AND PREDICATE NOUN