Tara Gouin

Introducing Linking Verbs Introducing Linking Verbs uses video imagery and voice over to differentiate between the purpose of action verbs and linking verbs when speaking and writing. The video briefly reviews action verbs as verbs that provide movement for characters and objects as we speak and write. Linking verbs are described as verbs that have no action, but connect the subject of the sentence to more information about the subject. Guided practice is provided in identifying the subject and information within a sentence in order to find the linking verbs that connect the two parts of the sentence. The fact that certain verbs, “looks, appears, sounds, grew, became, etc” can be either action or linking depending on the context of the sentence is mentioned, but not focused upon in this introductory video. For linking verb practice on this more abstract component of English Language Arts, please consult the video Action or Linking?