Linking+Verb

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 * __Linking Verbs__**

=**Definition:**= An equating verb that links the subject with the complement of the sentence.

**Linking Verbs:**

 * be
 * am
 * is
 * are
 * was
 * were
 * has been
 * are being
 * might have been
 * become
 * Seem
 * Feel
 * Taste
 * Being
 * Appears
 * Been
 * Turned
 * Will Become
 * Is Being
 * Will Seem
 * was being
 * will have been
 * grow

=**Example:**=
 * She **__talked__** wierd.
 * He **__looked__** funny.
 * They **__seemed__** unhappy.
 * They **__are being__** rude to the teacher.
 * There **__were__** at least 21 students in class today.
 * The falcon **__appeared__** in the tree.
 * The meeting **__has been__** resceduled.
 * The cat **__was__** outside on the porch.
 * I **__am__** 15 years old.
 * This obstacle course **__will seem__** impossible.
 * Next year will **__be__** a good one.

=**Practice exercises:**=

Exercise #1 Identify the linking verbs:
 * It was a long time ago.
 * He became mean over the summer.
 * they seem to be a couple now.
 * Are they going to be there.
 * I do not think i should be in the play.
 * He was here a long time.
 * There was too much food in the refridgerator.
 * There were 10 examples of linking verbs.
 * The concept seemed hard until I read this page.
 * To think, I might have been clueless about linking verbs on our next test.

Exercise #2 Fill in the blank with the correct linking verb: Answer key
 * He __????__ going to school.
 * There __????__ no reason for that sort of behavior.
 * Why __????__ he so mean to me?
 * There __????__ an accident.
 * Try not to __????__ a bully.

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