Summary
In “Linking Verbs,” Melissa Boyd teaches linking verbs that connect the subject to more about it through a catchy, award-winning grammar song. Quick to drop into an ELA warm-up, a mini-lesson, or a language center, and easy to sing along with.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Every word in a sentence has a job to do. Naming the parts of speech and how they work together is what lets us build clear, correct sentences.
- What part of speech does this song focus on, and what job does it do?
- Can you point to an example of it in a sentence around you?
- How would a sentence change if you swapped this word for a different one?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: part of speech, noun, verb, modifier, sentence.
Try it: Write one sentence and underline every example of the part of speech from the song.