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Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs. Predicate Nominatives. Review. 2 Part Definition of a Linking Verb: NO action! Links the subject to something Predicate Nominative Predicate Adjective. Predicate Nominative. Definition: A noun or pronoun that renames the subject of the sentence. Examples.

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Linking Verbs

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  1. Linking Verbs Predicate Nominatives

  2. Review 2 Part Definition of a Linking Verb: • NO action! • Links the subject to something • Predicate Nominative • Predicate Adjective

  3. Predicate Nominative Definition: • A noun or pronoun that renames the subject of the sentence

  4. Examples Ok, let’s get started… • Mrs. Nardi is my teacher. • Adey appears a good dancer. PN PN

  5. TIP Double check predicate nominatives.

  6. Step 1 Replace the linking verb with the correct form of “be”

  7. Step 1 Example: Adey appears a good dancer. Adey is a good dancer.

  8. Step 2 Invert the sentence.

  9. Step 2 Example: Adey is a good dancer. A good dancer is Adey.

  10. Practice • The tree is an evergreen. • Small children grow tall. • Schools remain buildings. • Some fruits are apples and oranges.

  11. TIP Sentences CAN have compound predicate nominatives.

  12. Compound Predicate Nominatives Example: • Some students in 5th period are Jacob and Grant. I’m really tall.

  13. Step 1 • Some students in 5th period are Jacob and Grant.

  14. Step 2 Some students in 5th period are Jacob and Grant. Jacob and Grant are some students in 5th period.

  15. TIP To check an interrogative sentence (a question), you must add another step.

  16. Step ? Change the question into a statement.

  17. Step ? Example: • Are you a basketball player? • You are a basketball player.

  18. Step 1 • You are a basketball player.

  19. Step 2 You are a basketball player. A basketball player is you.

  20. Practice • Is banana crème a type of pie? • Are Tyler and Olivia the best math students?

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