1. The lion is kindhearted.

2. Ants are hardworking.

3. Grasshopper was too
lazy to gather food.
1. What is the subject in sentence A?
2. How about in sentences B and C?
3. What word in the sentence connects
the subject to the rest of the sentence?
4. What do we call these words?
Linking verbs are kinds of verbs that do not express actions.
Instead, they express a state of being or condition. They
connect the subject to the rest of the words in the sentence.
Be-verbs are used as linking verbs
(Examples: am, is, are, was, were).
The be-verb am is used as a
linking verb together with the
pronoun I.
Examples:
I am a loyal fan of Mr. Rivera’s kindness to everyone.
I am happy because my grandmother will visit our house
tomorrow.
The be-verb is links to
singular subjects in
the present time.
Examples:
English is my favorite
subject.
She is pretty with her red
dress.
The be-verb are is used
for plural subjects and
for the pronoun You
Examples:
The children are playing in the playground.
The students are listening to their teacher.
The linking verb was
links to singular
subject in past time.
Examples:
Zel was walking at the park
when I saw Samuel.
She was nervous before the
result of the tests released.
The linking verb were is
used together with a
plural subject in the
past time frame too.
Examples:
You were alone at lunch.
My parents were in Italy
last summer.
CURSIVE Ff
A. Sit properly and hold your pen
correctly. Recall the undercurve stroke.
B. This time, connect the strokes. Practice
writing connected strokes.
C. The lowercase f has closed loops. It is a
descender letter, so it fills the space
below the baseline.
D. The uppercase F is one space tall.
INDEPENDENT LEARNING 1:

Do Like Writing and Love Writing in your

Writing book, page 44- 47.

Read the sentences and supply the

correct linking verbs. Do this in your
English book, Engage page 88.