LINKING VERBS = BE, SEEM, FEEL ADJECTIVE NOUNS VERB ADJ ADVERB Ask: which? Ask: what? who? ASK: when, why to test for a verb say I + verb whose? BE where, how? to test for a noun say They + verb The/A/An +word+verb how many? verb (often ends with) –ly (BE verb) I am / was happy generally She, He, It is / was angry (when=ADV) You, We, They are / were sad will be (FEEL verb) I feel / felt happy frequently She, He, It feels / felt (when=ADV) You, We, They feel / felt sad will feel (SEEM verb) I often seem / seemed happy She, He, It seems / seemed angry (when=ADV) You, We, They seem / seemed sad will seem
LINKING VERBS = BE, SEEM, FEEL ADJECTIVE Ask: which? whose? how many? NOUNS Ask: what? who? to test for a noun say The/A/An +word+verb VERB to test for a verb say I + verb They + verb ADJ BE verb ADVERB ASK: when, why where, how? (often ends with) –ly I She, He, It You, We, They (BE verb) am / was is / was are / were will be happy angry sad generally (when=ADV) I She, He, It You, We, They (FEEL verb) feel / felt feels / felt feel / felt will feel happy sad frequently (when=ADV) I She, He, It You, We, They (SEEM verb) seem / seemed seems / seemed seem / seemed will seem happy angry sad often (when=ADV)
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