State of Being Verbs

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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.

SUBJECT

PREDICATE

What is a state of being verb?

There are 8 state of being verbs:is, am arewas, 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 skip sing is

could has drive draw

Ready to move on?

OOPS! That is an action verb.

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Yes! That is a state of being verb.

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State of Being Verb Quiz

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