1. Linking Verbs

2. Essential Question What are Linking Verbs?
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate

3. Compare Linking and action Verbs
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
An Action verb tells what the subject of a sentence does.

4. Linking Verbs A linking verb also tells what a subject is or is like.
Examples:
John McGraw was the manager.
Our Pitcher appears very nervous today.
Beth is a star on the basketball team

5. Linking Verbs
Predicate noun is a noun that follows a linking verb. It tells what the subject is.
Sam is a pitcher
Predicate Adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb. It describes the subject by telling what it is like.
The Pitcher is skillful

6. Common linking verbs Common Linking Verbs be appear turn smell become
look
taste
sound
seem
grow
feel

7. Summary
What is a linking verb? How is it different from an action verb?