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Linked for Life: Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns
Lesson
Summary
Review lesson on linking verbs with a focus on predicate nouns.
Lesson Objectives
• Review linking verbs.
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Reintroduce predicate nouns with more detailed information.
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Test student’s knowledge of subject by having them underline predicate nouns in a sentence.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
Linking verbs are intransitive, state of being verbs without a direct object. Instead of telling what the subject does, the linking verb links the subject with other words that describes or explain more about the subject. They do not show action. They tell what the subject is, was or will be.
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