Use this grammar review activity to help middle and high school students review the basic principles of linking verbs and distinguish them from predicate words. To facilitate this process, the editable worksheet offers a list of several linking verbs and contextualizes each in a sentence. An answer key is provided, as well as a brief PowerPoint presentation to guide discussion of the topic. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive version is available.) By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will:
Demonstrate awareness of the definitions of linking verb and predicate word
Isolate the linking verbs in given sentences
Isolate predicate words in given sentences
Discern the difference between linking verbs that also function as action verbs and those that do not
Additional materials for teaching creative writing are available:
Use this grammar review activity to help middle and high school students review the basic principles of linking verbs and distinguish them from predicate words. To facilitate this process, the editable worksheet offers a list of several linking verbs and contextualizes each in a sentence. An answer key is provided, as well as a brief PowerPoint presentation to guide discussion of the topic. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive version is available.) By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will:
Demonstrate awareness of the definitions of linking verb and predicate word
Isolate the linking verbs in given sentences
Isolate predicate words in given sentences
Discern the difference between linking verbs that also function as action verbs and those that do not
Additional materials for teaching creative writing are available: