LY THUYET LINKING VERBS
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UNIT 3: LINKING VERBS
There are 2 kinds of verbs: Action verbs and linking verbs
I. Action verbs:
1. What are ACTION verbs?: An action verb is a verb that describes an action, such as Run,
Eat, Smile, Think, Cry.
2. Structure with action verbs:
When using action verbs, the sentence structure will be
SUBJECT--->ACTION VERB---> THE REST OF THE SENTENCE (noun)(verb)(adjective,
adverb, noun, complement, or nothing).
Here are some examples of action verbs in sentences.
- Greg is kicking the ball now. The action verb is kicking. It describes what Greg is doing.
- The wind blows constantly in Chicago. The action verb is blows. It describes what the wind does.
- He accepted my apology. The action verb is accepted. It describes what 'he' did.
II. Linking verbs:
1. What are LINKING verbs?
A linking verb is a verb that links (connects) the subject of the sentence to information about that
subject. Linking verbs do not describe action. Không được chia ở thể tiếp diễn dù dưới bất cứ thời
nào.
2. List of linking verbs: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste,
keep, get, prove and turn.
Chúng có thể chia thành những nhóm sau:
a. Những động từ quan điểm: seem, appear Your plan seems realistic.
Kế hoạch của bạn có vẻ thực tế. He appears older than he really is.
Anh ta nhìn có vẻ như già hơn tuổi.
b. Những động từ cảm giác: look, feel, taste, smell, sound The blue dress looks better.
Áo đầm màu xanh dương nhìn đẹp hơn. This fabric feels lovely.
Loại vải này có vẻ đẹp. I didn’t enjoy the food. It tasted horrible.
Tơi khơng thích món này. Nó dở quá. These flowers smell beautiful.
Những hoa này có mùi thơm. That sound system sounds expensive.
Hệ thống âm thanh đó có vẻ đắt tiền.
b. Những động từ thay đổi trạng thái: become, get, go, turn She became very angry when she
saw what they had done.
Cô ta đã nổi giận khi thấy những gì họ đã làm. As night fell the air grew cold.
Càng tối, trời càng lạnh. The sun got hotter and hotter.
Trời càng lúc càng nóng hơn. His face went white with shock when he heard the news.
Mặt của anh ta trắng bệt với ngạc nhiên khi nghe tin. As I get older, my hair is starting to turn
grey.
Khi tôi già đi, tóc bắt đầu bạc đi.
3. Sentence structure with linking verbs.
- When using linking verbs, the sentence structure will be:
SUBJECT--->LINKING VERB---> INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT
III. Notes: Some verbs are ALWAYS linking verbs because they never describe an action. Other
verbs can be linking verbs in some sentences and action verbs in other sentences.
1. Verbs which are always linking verbs: be, become, seem
Here are some examples of linking verbs that are ALWAYS linking verbs in sentences:
- “The ball is red.”'Is' is a linking verb that connects the subject, ball, to information about that
subject (that it is red).
- “The children are smart.”'Are' is a linking verb that connects the subject, children, to information
about that subject (that they are smart).
- “The child will be tall five years from now.”'Will be' is the linking verb connecting 'child' to the
fact that he will be 'tall five years from now.'
- “The cat seems fine.”'Seems' links the subject, cat, with information about the cat (that it is fine).
- “The dog became thin after his surgery.” 'Became' links the subject, the dog, with information
about him (that he became thin).
2. Verbs that can be linking verbs in some sentences and action verbs in other sentences:
look, smell, appear, prove, sound, feel, remain, taste, grow.
There are verbs that can be linking verbs in SOME sentences, but are action verbs in other
sentences. One way to determine if the verb is functioning as an action verb or a linking verb is to
substitute the word “is” for the verb in question. If the sentence still makes sense, then it is
probably a linking verb. If the sentence would not make sense with the word “is,” then it is
probably an action verb in the sentence.
a. Appear:
- Jane appeared uninjured after the accident. You could substitute the word 'is,' for the word
'appears,' and the sentence would still make sense: "Jane is uninjured after the accident." This lets
you know that appeared is a linking verb in this sentence.
- Before I could leave, Jane appeared. In this sentence, appeared is not linking anything. It is
telling the action that Jane did. She appeared, or showed up.
b. Smell:
- The cake smells good! This sentence describes the cake. “Smells” is a linking verb in this
sentence. It connects the subject, cake, with information about that subject - it smells good.
- Ellen smells the cake.The word, smells is not linking anything. If you replaced smells with 'is'
the sentence would not make sense. That means smells must be an action verb in this sentence.
Ellen performed the action of smelling the cake.
c. Grow:
- The woman grew silent. This sentence may seem confusing. Remember that the word “grow”
has more than one meaning! In this sentence, “grew” means BECAME. The
woman became silent.
- The gardener grew some flowers. The word, grew, is not linking two things together here. If you
tried to replace grew with 'is' the sentence would not make sense. This means that grew must be
an action verb. The gardener performed the action of growing some flowers.
d. Feel:
- The doctor felt the leg carefully to see if there were any broken bones.
tân ngữ trạng từ
Vị bác sĩ sờ nắn chân một cách cẩn thận để xem có cịn cái xương gãy nào nữa không.
- Mike felt happy after passing his law school exam.
tính từ
Mike cảm thấy hạnh phúc sau khi thi đậu kì thi trường luật.
e. Look:
Professor Bob looked at the experiment happily.
tân ngữ
trạng từ
Giáo sư Bob xem cuộc thử nghiệm một cách hạnh phúc.
You do not look happy today.
tính từ
f. Taste:
The chef tasted the meat cautiously before presenting it to the king.
tân ngữ trạng từ
The cake tastes delicious.
tính từ
g. Sound:
The alarm sounded loudly.
The coach sounded his whistle.
h. Stay:
- We stayed friends after we broke up.
- We should stay here quietly: otherwise, they will find u.
i. Turn:
- His hair turned grey.
- He turned the fortune wheel excitedly.
