Exploring Linking Verbs for Kids

In this episode of 'It's Elementary,' the host introduces the concept of linking verbs, explaining their role in connecting subjects to feelings or identities. Through examples like 'you are bugging' and 'I am tired,' the video demonstrates how linking verbs function in sentences. The host emphasizes the importance of these verbs in the English language and concludes with a call to action for viewers to subscribe and share the video.

What is the main purpose of the 'It's Elementary' series?

• To entertain with music videos

• To provide college-level tutorials

• To teach high school subjects

• To break down elementary school lessons in an understandable way

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What are linking verbs used for?

• To describe a place

• To indicate time

• To link the subject to a feeling or identity

• To show action

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Which of the following is a linking verb?

• Run

• Dance

• Jump

• Are

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In the sentence 'You are bugging', what is the linking verb?

• Yo

• Are

• Bugging

• You

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What is the subject in the sentence 'I am tired'?

• Tired

• Am

• None of the above

• I

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In the sentence 'My brother gets mad', what is the linking verb?

• My

• Mad

• Brother

• Gets

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What does the linking verb 'look' connect in the sentence 'You look happy'?

• Look and happy

• Happy and look

• You and happy

• You and look

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In the sentence 'The smoke smells bad', what is the feeling or identity?

• The

• Smoke

• Bad

• Smells

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What is the linking verb in the sentence 'The smoke smells bad'?

• Smoke

• The

• Smells

• Bad

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What should you remember about linking verbs?

• They show action

• They link the subject to a feeling or identity

• They describe a place

• They indicate time

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