State of Being Verbs
A Project LA Activity
What is a state of being verb?
State
of being verbs are often called linking verbs because they link the subject of the sentence with information about it.
PREDICATE SUBJECT
What is a state of being verb?
There
is,
are 8 state of being verbs:
am are was, were, be being been.
Hear the 8 state of being verbs!
The teacher is tall.
In the first sentence, is links the teacher to information about her-the fact that she is tall. That is her state of being.
This candy tastes so sweet.
In the second sentence, tastes links candy to information about it—its sweetness. Did you think taste was an action verb? Well, it is—when the subject is doing the tasting. But here, the candy isn't doing any tasting. The candy itself tastes sweet. That is its state of being.
Can you tell which are being verbs?
were run will be jump
shine could
skip has
sing drive
Ready to move on?
is draw
OOPS! That is an action verb.
Try again
Yes! That is a state of being verb.
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Online Verb Games
The Linking Verb State of Being Verb Quiz 2Bee or Nottoobee Verb Game Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense Doing and Being Verb Sentence Sense II Linking Verbs