I.
Lý thuyết động từ nối
1. Định nghĩa
- Động từ nối (Linking verbs) là các động từ dùng để diễn tả trạng thái /
bản chất của chủ ngữ thay vì miêu tả hành động của chủ ngữ.
- Phía sau động từ nối là tính từ hoặc danh từ
2. Cấu trúc
S + linking verbs + Complement (Adj/ N)
3. Những động từ nối thường gặp
be (thì, là, ở) become (trở nên) remain (vẫn) stay (vẫn)
appear (dường seem (dường như) sound (nghe có taste (có vị)
như) vẻ)
feel (cảm thấy) look (trông có vẻ) smell (có mùi) get (trở nên)
prove (tỏ ra) grow (trở nên) turn (trở nên)
II. Bài tập vận dụng
Exercise 1: Underline the linking verb in each sentence.
1. At the hospital, the sick woman's face turned blue.
2. These potatoes tasted awful.
3. The boy was injured during the soccer match.
4. My parents sounded unhappy after the news.
5. At the park, I feel happy.
6. Beth’s clothes are muddy.
7. The dogs at the farm were friendly
8. The five fish were happy and healthy.
9. Billy’s old green jacket is too small.
10. The old house was creepy.
11. We were the spelling bee champions last year.
12. Apple pies are delicious.
13. I will be an elf in the school party.
14. Melina is the fastest runner on our team.
Exercise 2: Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.
Exercise 2: Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.
1. He is shouting at his friend. He seems very angry/angrily.
2. A: Why do you smell the milk?
B: Because it smells terrible/terribly. You should throw it away.
3. This plan grows quickly/quick if it absorbs enough water.
4. He kept talking and his friends seemed annoyedly/annoyed.
5. The doctor checked my legs carefully/careful to see if there were any
injuries.
6. Jane wants/ is wanting to be a nurse when she grows up.
7. David is thinking/ thinks about holding a party next weekend.
8. This soup is tasting/ tastes delicious.
9. The chef always tastes/ is tasting the food before it is served.
10. Why are you smelling/ do you smell the flowers?
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences using the given words.
become appears sounds grow
felt seemed looks getting
1. She ______ ______ so beautiful in that white dress.
2. A: What about going to the Italian restaurant?
B: That ___________ great!
3. She wants to _______ a fashion designer like Victoria Beckham in the
future.
4. I ______________ painful in my stomach after eating that cake.
5. It ____ _____ interesting that he didn't like anything except that bowl
6. Teenagers like to make their own choice when they _____________
older.
7. Turn on the fan. It is ________ hotter and hotter.
8. That Super Junior ___________ suddenly at the end of concert makes
its fans overjoyed.
Exercise 4: Complete each sentence with an appropriate linking
verb
1. The woods _______________ calm and quiet.
2. The pizza _______________ very chessy.
3. Kevin _______________ upset about something.
4. Writing a full essay _______________ difficult for Gerald.
5. Sally _______________ happier gradually.
6. The leaves _______________ yellow in fall.
7. The rancher _______________ an expert in raising livestock.
8. The gingerbread cookies _______________ delicious.
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the
sentences
1. Tom sounded __________ when I spoke to him on the phone
A. angry
B. angrily
C. to be angry
D. to be angrily
2. The garden looks __________ since you tidied it up.
A. better
B. well
C. more good
D. more well
3. Your English is improving. It is getting ___________.
A. well
B. good
C. much well
D. clearly
4. The chef tasted the meat ___________ before presenting it to the
President.
A. cautious
B. more cautious
C. cautiously
D. much cautiously
5. Although the dish melt ____________, he refused to eat saying that
he was not hungry.
A. bad
B. good
C. well
D. worse
6. The fish tastes __________. I won’t eat it.
A. awful
B. awfully
C. more awfully
D. as awful
7. The little boy looks __________ because he gets good grades in the
exam.
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. happily
D. unhappily
8. The street appears __________ now because there are so much traffic
in the rush hour.
A. quiet
B. noisy
C. noisily
D. quietly
9. Your parents appear __________ with you, but also very fair
A. strictly
B. strict
C. strictness
D. open-minded
10. At present, I __________ calm
A. remain
B. remained
C. is remaining
D. was remaining
11. Listen! Her story __________ interesting.
A. sounds
B. is sounding
C. sound
D. was sounding
12. The room __________ quiet when teachers entered.
A. gets
B. got
C. is getting
D. was getting
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Can you help me? I (look) ____ for my pen now.
A. look B. am looking C. looked
2. The sky (grow) ____ brighter after the heavy rain.
A. is growing B. grows C. grow
3. At present, I (remain) ____ calm.
A. remain B. remained C. is remaining
4. To decide the winner of the competition, the examiners (taste) ____
candidates' dishes now.
A. taste B. tasted C. are tasting
5. What's the matter with Mary? She (seem) ____ upset.
A. seem B. seems C. is seeming
6. Listen! Her story (sound) ____ interesting.
A. sounds B. is sounding C. sound
Exercise 6: Give the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. I (think) ________ that most young people like city life.
2. We (have) ________ a great time in Nha Trang now.
3. I (see) ________ what he wants to do.
4. Peter (believe) ________ that his brother will win the match.
5. My mother (think) ________ of buying a new washing machine.
6. This book (belong) ________ to May.
7. Why you (look) ________ at me like that?
8. My parents always (agree) ________ with my decisions.
9. It (seem) ________ that no one has lived here for a long time.
10. The museum (sound) ________ a good place for tourists to visit.
Exercise 7. Decide whether the underlined part in each of the
following sentences is an “action verb” (AV) or a “linking verb” (LV).
1. The ghost appeared in the doorway.
2. The cloth on the table felt soft and fuzzy.
3. The leftover food from the picnic smelled rotten.
4. We stayed awake the whole night to chat with each other.
5. The soup tasted salty.
6. Jenny looks at the pictures in the book.
7. The radio sounded the emergency alarm.
8. That sounds great.
9. He suddenly went quiet.
10. I am going home for Tet.
