Linking Verbs (Worksheet Extraction)

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "Gertrude Ederle looked strong and fit."

• looked — linking

• looked — action

• strong — linking

• strong — action

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "In 1926 she seemed ready for a test of her ability."

• seemed — linking

• seemed — action

• ready — linking

• ready — action

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "She was the first woman to swim the English Channel."

• was — linking

• was — action

• swim — linking

• swim — action

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "Ederle swam the distance in fewer than fifteen hours."

• swam — action

• swam — linking

• distance — action

• distance — linking

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "She set a world record."

• set — action

• set — linking

• record — action

• record — linking

Choose the verb in the sentence and whether it is an action or a linking verb: "Ederle will be a champion to swimmers forever."

• will be — linking

• will be — action

• champion — linking

• champion — action

Write action or linking for the underlined verb in the sentence: "She completed a sixty-mile swim." (underlined word: completed)

• action

• linking

Write action or linking for the underlined verb in the sentence: "She began her swim at Bimini Island." (underlined word: began)

• action

• linking

Write action or linking for the underlined verb in the sentence: "The water looked cold and choppy." (underlined word: looked)

• linking

• action

Write action or linking for the underlined verb in the sentence: "She swam to Florida." (underlined word: swam)

• action

• linking