Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns

What is being linked: Not all snakes are poisonous.

• all snakes poisonous

• all poisonous

• snakes poisonous

• not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

What is the linking verb? Earth is home to more than two thousand species of snakes.

• Earth

• more

• snakes

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the predicate noun- One dangerous snake is the indigo.

• snake

• dangerous

• indigo

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the linking verb? - They are native to Florida and Georgia.

• are

• to

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the predicate adjective? - Some snakes are extremely long.

• some

• some are

• are extremely

• long

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the Linking Verb? -A few become longer than 30 feet.

• become

• than

• few

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the predicate noun? - The South American anaconda is a large snake.

• large

• anaconda

• snake

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the linking verb? - Some of them appear tiny.

• tiny

• appear

• Some

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the predicate noun?- Thread snakes are the smallest snakes.

• smallest

• snakes

• Thread

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the predicate adjective? A snake's scaly skin looks slippery.

• scaly

• looks

• slippery

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E