Linking Verbs & Predicates

What is the subject of a sentence?

• Who or what the sentence is about

• Who receives the action of the sentence

• Who you are talking to

• Who is speaking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
Tomorrow is my birthday.

• tomorrow
• birthday
• my
• is

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
The students were tired after PE.

• tired
• were
• after
• students

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
He was always happy at school.

• he
• always
• happy
• was

What is the linking verb?
The three farmers feel happy.

• three
• farmers
• feel
• happy

What is the linking verb?
Suddenly someone appears at the edge of the field.

• suddenly
• someone
• appears
• field

Find the linking verb in the sentence.
The flower smells so good.

• flower
• so
• smells
• good

Identify the predicate adjectives in each sentence.
Last Saturday was sunny and warm.

• Saturday, sunny
• Last, warm
• sunny, warm
• was sunny

Identify the predicate adjective in the sentence.
Our parents seemed anxious to go to the market.

• anxious
• parents
• seemed
• market

Is the red word a predicate adjective or predicate noun?
My sister is a student at the University of Iowa.

• Predicate Adjective
• Predicate Noun