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    This document discusses state of being verbs, also called linking verbs. It notes that there are 8 state of being verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been. These verbs link the subject of a sentence to information about its state or being. Examples are provided to illustrate how state of being verbs function differently than action verbs to describe a subject's condition rather than an action. The document concludes by providing some online games about state of being verbs.

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    This document discusses state of being verbs, also called linking verbs. It notes that there are 8 state of being verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been. These verbs link the subject of a sentence to information about its state or being. Examples are provided to illustrate how state of being verbs function differently than action verbs to describe a subject's condition rather than an action. The document concludes by providing some online games about state of being verbs.

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    This document discusses state of being verbs, also called linking verbs. It notes that there are 8 state of being verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been. These verbs link the subject of a sentence to information about its state or being. Examples are provided to illustrate how state of being verbs function differently than action verbs to describe a subject's condition rather than an action. The document concludes by providing some online games about state of being verbs.

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    Verbs Being

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    This document discusses state of being verbs, also called linking verbs. It notes that there are 8 state of being verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been. These verbs link the subject of a sentence to information about its state or being. Examples are provided to illustrate how state of being verbs function differently than action verbs to describe a subject's condition rather than an action. The document concludes by providing some online games about state of being verbs.

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    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 are 8 state of being


    verbs:
    isam are
    was were

    be being been


    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 skip sing is

    could has drive draw


    Ready to
    move on?
    OOPS! That is an action verb.

    Try again
    Yes! That is a state of being verb.

    Try
    another!
    Online Verb Games

    The Linking Verb


    State of Being Verb Quiz
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    Doing and Being Verb Sentence
    Sense II
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