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Working With Verbs Flashcards

Understand linking verbs followed by predicate adjectives

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

When is an adjective a predicate adjective?

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When a linking verb links the subject to an adjective in the predicate (verb phrase)

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

What does a predicate adjective do?

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modifies the subject

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

A predicate adjective _______ a Linking verb.

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follows

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

What do verbs of sense refer to?

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the 5 senses

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

What are the verbs of sense?

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taste

feel

smell

sound

look

appear

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

List other linking verbs other than forms of be

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grow

seem

stay

become r

emain

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

How do you diagram a predicate adjective?

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Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

How do you diagram a compound predicate adjective?

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