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The document explains the use of linking verbs and action verbs through examples. It illustrates how certain verbs like 'appeared,' 'smells,' and 'grew' can function as either linking or action verbs depending on their context in a sentence. The examples clarify the distinction by showing how replacing the verb with 'is' affects the meaning of the sentence.

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The document explains the use of linking verbs and action verbs through examples. It illustrates how certain verbs like 'appeared,' 'smells,' and 'grew' can function as either linking or action verbs depending on their context in a sentence. The examples clarify the distinction by showing how replacing the verb with 'is' affects the meaning of the sentence.

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Examples

Appear

Jane appeared uninjured a er the accident.

You could subs tute the word “is” for the word Appeared, and the sentence would s ll
make sense: “Jane is uninjured a er the accident.” This lets you know that Appeared is a
linking verb here.

Before I could leave, Jane appeared.

In this sentence, Appeared is not linking anything. It is telling the ac on that Jane did. She
appeared, or showed up.

Smells

The cake smells good!

This sentence describes the cake. Smells is a linking verb in this sentence. It connects the
subject “cake” with informa on about that subject (that it smells good).

Ellen smells the cake.

The word Smells is not linking anything. If you replaced Smells with “Is,” the sentence would
not make sense. That means Smells must be an ac on verb in this sentence. Ellen performed
the ac on of smelling the cake.

Grew

The woman grew silent.

This sentence may seem confusing. Remember that Grow has more than one meaning! In
this sentence, Grew means became. The woman became silent.

The gardener grew some flowers.

The word Grew is not linking two things together here. If you tried to replace Grew with “Is,”
the sentence would not make sense. This means that Grew must be an ac on verb. The
gardener performed the ac on of growing some flowers.

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