- links something to a noun~linking verb predicate adjective (LV PA) - linking something to an adjectiveprinciple linking verbs (verbs to be):is, am, are, was, were, been, often used as linking verbs:seem, become, appear, prove, look, taste, sound, smell, feel, grow, stand, turn, remainExamples: 1. Edgar Lee Masters wrote the Spoon River Anthology. (TA)2. It became the basis (for a Broadway show)(in 1963) (LV PN)3. Sara Teasdale's poems are simple, brief, musical, and technically perfect. (LV PA)4. The hummingbird feeds (on the thistle) (IC)5. Often the nest is bound (to a tree)(with spider webs) (TP) USES OF COMMAS~to separate the parts of a date (after day and year or after month and year if there is no day) or address (after the city and state) Ex. November 23, 1971 & In October, 1975, the building was built~to separate words and phrases in a series Ex. Apples, pears, grapes, and plums are my favorite. & I visited the little children, the elderly people, and the sick~to separate the name of a person spoken to from the remainder of the sentence Ex. Katherine, go set the table. & Why have you brought these people, John. Do not use a comma to separate the name of a person spoken about Ex. Jim is usually very nice.~to separate the words yes and no from the remainder of the sentence Ex. No, I don't want to go now. & Yes, I will go later. ~to set off parenthetical expressions Ex. They have, no doubt, heard of our plans.~to separate words and phrases which if read together would cause confusion of thought Ex. Near by, a bright field of daises caught the sun.~an appositive is set off from the remainder of the sentence Ex. Jenny Imberi, my best friend, went to Washington last year.~to separate the exact words of the speaker from the remaining sentence Ex. "We will reline your brakes next week," said the mechanic.~when two adjectives modify the same...
