Reviewing Today -- was/were and did

Was the grammar hard today?  Listen to another explanation, more examples, and do some practice!!

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It's true that "to be" is a linking verb that acts more like an = than an action, so using the rule did+action and was/were with a description usually works.  Don't completely rely on it.  Other non-action descriptive verbs like look, taste, and sounds like also take Did.  Was and were is only for verb to be.

Examples of Exceptions to the Video's Advice:
Did she look beautiful?  Yes, she did.  She looked gorgeous.
Did it taste okay?  Yes, it did.  It tasted delicious.
Did it sound good?  No, it didn't.  It sounded like a daffy duck stuck in a fax machine.