Linking Verb and Helping Verbs Flashcards

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LINKING VERB - shows a state of being. It tells what someone or something is, or what someone or something is like.

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Linking verbs:

am. is. are. was.
be. being. appear grow.
seem. smell. taste. turn.
sound. remain. look.
feel. become.

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HELPING VERB - help the main verb to express action in the sentence. There are 35 helping verbs.

< CHAD B. SWIM >

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CHAD B. SWIM

C: can, could
H: have, had, has
A: am, are
D: do, does, did

B: be, being, been

S: shall, should
W: will, would, was, were
I: is
M: may, might, must

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • was
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helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • seem
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linking verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • have
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helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • are
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linking verb or helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • is
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helping verb or linking verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • will
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helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • might
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helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • could
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helping verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • am
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linking verb

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HELPING VERB vs. LINKING VERB

      • become
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linking verb

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