12.03. Teens

• Englisch
• Secondary Education

verbs

linking verbs

action verbs

be

feel

throw

walk

look

Uh wait what?

Nadia looked happy. 

Nadia looked at the window. 

I felt sad.

I felt something touch my foot in the water.

How can you tell then if it's a linking verb or an action verb?

How can you tell?

1. Substitute "to be" into the sentence and see if it still works!

I felt sad.

I was sad.

I felt something touch my foot in the water.

I was something touch my foot in the water. (???)

How can you tell?

2. "Links" a subject to its complement (adjective)

subject - verb - subject complement

She - is - happy

He - looked - disappointed

He - looked - at the window

Linking or action verb?

They tasted the pizza.

Linking

Action

Linking or action verb?

The pizza tasted good.

Linking

Action

Name one difference between linking and action verbs.

Bob ate two whole pizzas by himself.

1. linking verb
2. action verb

You look exhausted after studying all night.

1. linking verb
2. action verb

Bob felt sleepy after eating the whole pizza.

1. linking verb
2. action verb

The band played my favourite song at the concert last night.

1. linking verb
2. action verb

Fill in the blank with the right type of verb (write as many in the space that you can think of): Bob ______ very full after eating all of that pizza.

action verbs

linking verbs

Write one sentence with either a linking verb or an action verb.

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