Linking Verbs and Subject Complements

Identify the subject complement. Gretchen is a gifted musician.

• Gretchen

• is

• gifted

• musician

Identify the subject complement.

Gretchen becomes embarrassed when she is complimented.

• embarrassed

• becomes

• complimented

• is

Identify the subject complement.

Ray seems irritated when others notice his large knees.

• seems

• knees

• irritated

• others

Identify the subject complement.

Is your dad a police officer?

• is

• dad

• police officer

• your

Identify the subject complement.

The box is a present from Grandpa Karl.

• box

• is

• Grandpa Karl

• present

Identify the subject complement.

Those ribs look burnt to a crisp.

• crisp

• burnt

• look

• ribs

Identify the subject complement.

He became a famous writer.

• He

• famous

• became

• writer

Identify the linking verb.

I think the sun is rising.

• think

• sun

• is

• rising

Identify the linking verb.

Griffin insists that the water in Indy tastes terrible.

• tastes

• insists

• terrible

• Griffin

Identify the linking verb.

My neighbor's singing voice sounds very squeaky despite several hours of daily practice.

• sounds

• singing

• practice

• voice