Adjectives and Linking Verbs

What is the definition of linking verb?

• the subject doing something

• subject being connected to an adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

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

• tired

• were

• after

• students

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

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.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

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

• he

• always

• happy

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

A word that describes what something is BEING is called a __________.

• Common Noun

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

• Proper Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

I ____ going to the store.

• is

• are

• am

• were

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Pick the best linking verb to fit.  
My brothers _____ three years old today.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is a predicate adjective?

• word that describes the predicate of a sentence

• action word in a sentence

• word in the predicate that replaces the subject of the sentence.

• word in the predicate that describes the subject of the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

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

• three

• farmers

• feel

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

The girl was frightened.

• action

• linking

• neither

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B