Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns and Adjectives

Describe the word in red:

The couch smelled old.

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Noun

Describe the word in red:

My sister is a nurse at Memorial Hospital.

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Noun

Describe the word in red:

You seem a little grouchy today.

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Noun

Describe the word in red:

My phone was broken, so I got a new one.

• Predicate Adjective

• Predicate Noun

What part of the sentence is the word  in red?

Anyone could be an author of a mystery story.

• predicate noun
• predicate adjective
• direct object
• indirect object

What part of the sentence is the word  in red?
Keats is a great English poet.

• predicate noun
• predicate adjective
• direct object
• indirect object

What is the linking verb?

The crop looks like a good one.

• crop
• looks
• like
• one

What is the linking verb:

I feel sick today for some reason.

• feel

• sick

• today

• some

What is the linking verb:

The used car seems reliable.

• used

• car

• seems

• reliable

What is the linking verb:

You were my best friend in kindergarten.

• You

• my

• were

• friend