Homework: Yellow “Action vs. Linking Verbs”
Do Now: Take your assigned remote. Take the white quiz on Parts of
Speech. When you’re done, complete
the Do Now section of the blue classwork.
Be creative.
Objective: SWBAT define and identify the difference between linking verbs and action verbs.
Agenda: Do Now/Share-Out (15) Action vs. Linking Notes (25) Practice (20) Binder (5) Closing (5)
Parts of Speech Quiz Pick up your remotes. Enter each number when you see
the green light. Correct this on your paper. This should be instant.
1. What is the verb in this sentence? Fabio proudly ran a difficult marathon.
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2. What is the subject in this sentence? Fabio proudly ran a difficult marathon.
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3. What is the direct object in this sentence? Fabio proudly ran a difficult marathon.
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4. What is the adjective in this sentence? Fabio proudly ran a difficult marathon.
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5. What is a proper noun in this sentence? Fabio proudly ran a difficult marathon.
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Have the following items on your desk: gray “Action vs. Linking Verbs”
notes, yellow “Action vs. Linking Verbs”
HW, yellow “Adjectives” HW, a highlighter, and a pencil.
Pass up the white “Parts of Speech” quiz and your remotes.
Do Now Share-Out Let’s hear some words and
sentences.
Action vs. Linking Verbs What are
action verbs?
Action verbs tell what action the subject is doing.
What are linking verbs?
Linking verbs link the subject to a word that describes or renames it.
Subjects can be linked to predicate adjectives or predicate nominatives.
Linking Verbs What are
linking verbs?
be am
act
feel get look
seem taste
will be been
What are some other
possible linking verbs?
What are linking verbs?
The most common
linking verbs are the forms
of “to be.”
Linking Verbsbe am is are
was were act appear
become feel get look
seem smell sound taste
will be turn stay been
To check, see if you can
replace it with a form of “to
be.”
What are some examples?
A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
My mom is strange.
What are some examples?
My mom is strange.
1. What is the verb? is
2. Are there any helpers? No
3. Who or what ___________?mom
4. Mom + is who or what?strange
is
My mom is strange.
mom is strange
Strange renames “mom” using a linking verb.It is a predicate adjective.
What are some examples?
My mom is strange.
5. my is connected to which word?
mom6. What question does it
answer?Whose?
My mom is strange.
mom is strangemy
“My” is answering an adjective question (“Whose?”); it simply describes “mom.”
Another Edit Flip over your notes.
In the instructions for “Diagrams,” cross out “predicate nominative.”
In question 2, cross out “doctor” and replace it with “awesome.”
Practice To the Elmo!
Binder Open up your TOC. Add “Direct Objects” to line 11 of your
TOC. Write the number 11 on the bottom right-
hand corner of your Direct Objects notes. File the notes behind “Common, Proper,
and Signal Words” in the “Essentials” section of your binder.
Add “Adjectives” to number 12 in your TOC. Number it and file it behind “Direct
Objects” in “Essentials.” Add “Action vs. Linking Verbs” to
number 13 in your TOC. Number it and file it behind “Adjectives” in
“Essentials.”
Closing Pass up the remotes and put them
away. Let’s take a look at tonight’s
homework.
Objective Check What is the difference between a
linking verb and an action verb? What are the adjective questions?
