Action and Linking Verbs; Gerunds and Infinitives

The girl was frightened.

• action
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
There are many animals in the rainforest. 

• there
• are
• animals
• rainforest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is a predicate adjective?

• A word that describes the predicate of a sentence
• An action word in a sentence
• A word in the predicate that replaces the subject of the sentence.
• A word in the predicate that describes the subject of the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

The teacher photographed her students.

• action 
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

The ocean smelled salty. 

• action
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Justin felt happy about Halloween being over.

• action
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

The little boy cried over his torn pants.

• action
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the predicate nominative?
My grandfather is a great baker.

• is
• great
• baker
• grandfather

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the predicate nominative in the following sentence.
Sally is a teacher.

• Sally
• is
• a
• teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F