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Grade 3 Reading & Writing · World 4: Word Job Junction · Level 35
Helping and Linking Verbs
Is running, will go, has eaten; is, seems, became; and subject–verb agreement.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 35
- A helping verb helps the main verb: is running, will bake, has finished. The main verb shows the action.
- A linking verb doesn't show action. It links the subject to a word that describes it: Maya is tired. The soup smells good.
- The same word can do both jobs! The dog was barking: was helps barking. The dog was hungry: was links dog and hungry.
- Verbs must agree with their subject. One: The dog runs. More than one: The dogs run. Mia and Leo are friends.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 3.L.GC.1.33 — Grammar: Use helping and linking verbs. (Introduce)
- 3.L.GC.2.c — Use correct subject-verb agreement in a variety of sentences. (C)