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?