Lesson 4

Linking Verbs

          Linking Verbs �ӡ���ҡ�������е�ͧ��� adjective �Ң���  ��觨�ᵡ��ҧ�ҡ  �ӡ���Ҥ���� � ����ͧ��� adverb �繵�Ǣ��� �֧����觨��繷���ͧ����������  �ӡ���ҡ���� � Linking verbs� �դ�㴺�ҧ

          �·���令��      verb to be (is, am, are, was, ware, been)

                             appear (�ͧ��) taste (����) smell (�ա���)

                             sound (�ѧ��)  feel (����֡)  seem (������͹)  become (������, ��)          
                               get    stay    keep    remain (�ѧ��)

          Adjective ���������ѧ linking verbs  ����ҹ����դ�������㹡�â��»�иҹ�ͧ����¤

                   ��������ҡ�������������ǡѺ�����ӡ����㹻���¤����价����ա�ࡳ����е�ͧ�ӹ֧�֧  ��  �ӹ֧�֧  ��иҹ  �����  ����ɷ�� 1   ����ɷ�� 2  ����ɷ�� 3  ���͡���� ���� ��پ���

                   �ӹ֧�֧  ����  �����  Í´Õµ  �Ѩ�غѹ  ͹Ҥ�

                   �ӹ֧�֧  �ѡɳТͧ��á�з�����Դ�繻�Ш�  ���ѧ��  ����  ����������º����

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Andrew appeared nervous yesterday

(linking verb) (Adj.)
Your team got lucky
(linking verb) (Adj.)       
         

The strawberries taste sweet.
(linking verb) (Adj.)

He was very angry this morning.
(linking verb) (Adj.)

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                   Did Andrew appear nervous yesterday?

                   The strawberries don’t taste sweet at all.

                   Was he very angry this morning?

                   He wasn’t very angry this morning.

 

Exercise. Choose the correct answer. (Do the exercise and check your answers here.)


          1. The bread tastes delicious/deliciously. However, the coffee is a bit  bitter/bitterly.
          2. We all remained  sad/sadly  when we heard the news.
              People talked  soft / softly around.
          3. This cheese smells very strong  / strongly.


Reflexive Pronouns (��þ����з�͹��Ѻ������)

���ٻ�ѧ���仹��

 

 

 

�͡����

��پ���

����ɷ�� 1

myself

ourselves

����ɷ�� 2

yourself

yourselves

����ɷ�� 3

himself

herself

itself

themselves

 

 

          Reflexive Pronouns  �����繡��� �¼���з� (subject) ��� ���١��з� (object)  ï¿½ï¿½Í¤ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Ç¡Ñ¹ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Í§  ��  She saw herself in the mirror.  

          ����  ����������ҡ�з�������鵹�ͧ     ��    Betty cooked dinner herself.

 

 

Exercise. Use reflexive pronouns below to complete the dialogs. (Do the exercise and check your answers here.)

 

 

myself               ourselves

himself              themselves

 

 

 

1.  Pat:  Let’s get _________  some ice cream.

    Tom: Sorry. I’m on a diet. I promised ___________  I wouldn’t eat any snacks between meals.

2.  When did Dave make __________a sandwich?

3.  Did the children _____________ clean up the kitchen?