1. Action and Linking Verbs
The Gardener

2. Action and Linking Verbs
A verb is a word that tells what someone or something is or does.
Action Verbs are words that show action.
Linking Verbs, such as am, is, are, was, and were, do not show action. They link a subject to a word or words in the predicate.

3. Action and Linking Verbs
Action verb – Roses grow on bushes in the garden.

4. Action and Linking Verbs
Each rose is a different color.

5. Action and Linking Verbs
We see many wildflowers on our trips.
See; A
Wildflowers bloom along this path.
Bloom; A
My favorites are bluebonnets.
Are; L
Queen Anne’s Lace is a soft white flower.
Is; L
My sister loves little yellow buttercups.
Loves; A

6. Action and Linking Verbs
Wildflowers _________ in a hot day.
Once I _________ a flower called a fairy slipper.
Clover ________ usually purple.
Don’t _____ on those lilies.
Forests ________ full of violets and other wildflowers.

7. The End