Chain, Chain, Chain

Linking verbs connect, or link, the subject to the predicate in a sentence and they usually don't show action.  Students were able to identify the subject, linking verb, and predicate in a sentence.  Then students were able to write the subject and predicate on a yellow strip of paper.  The linking verb was written on a green strip of paper.  We "linked" the subject and predicate together with the linking verb - creating a chain sentence!