Linking Verbs and Predicate Concepts

The video tutorial covers linking verbs, explaining their role in connecting subjects to predicates. It introduces mnemonics to help memorize linking verbs and distinguishes them from action verbs. The tutorial also explores sentence patterns involving linking verbs, focusing on predicate adjectives and nouns. Students are encouraged to practice identifying these patterns in sentences.

What is the primary role of linking verbs in a sentence?

• To express an action

• To link the subject to additional information

• To indicate tense

• To modify the subject

Which mnemonic device is used to remember a set of linking verbs?

• SENSE

• GRABS

• VERBS

• ACTION

Linking verbs can also function as which type of verbs?

• Action verbs

• Helping verbs

• Modal verbs

• Transitive verbs

What does the mnemonic 'GRABS' stand for?

• Grow, Remain, Appear, Become, Seem

• Give, Rise, Add, Bring, Stay

• Grow, Run, Ask, Be, See

• Go, Read, Act, Build, Sing

Which of the following is NOT a sense word used as a linking verb?

• Sound

• Smell

• Look

• Run

What is the first step in identifying linking verbs in a sentence?

• Remove prepositional phrases

• Identify the subject

• Look for action verbs

• Find the predicate

In the sentence 'He smells like dirty socks', what is the role of 'smells'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Modal verb

• Helping verb

What is a predicate adjective?

• An adjective that modifies another adjective

• An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject

• An adjective that describes the verb

• An adjective that comes before the noun

In the sentence 'Butterflies are fragile', what is 'fragile'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Predicate adjective

• Predicate noun

What is a predicate noun?

• A noun that modifies an adjective

• A noun that describes the verb

• A noun that renames the subject after a linking verb

• A noun that follows an action verb