Exploring Linking Verbs in English

The video tutorial explains linking verbs, which connect the subject to the rest of the sentence without showing action. It covers common linking verbs, including those related to the five senses, and provides examples to distinguish them from action verbs. The tutorial also addresses tricky linking verbs and offers substitution techniques to identify them. The video concludes with a summary of the three types of verbs.

What is the primary function of linking verbs?

• To show action

• To connect the subject to the rest of the sentence

• To help the main verb

• To describe the object

Which of the following is an example of a linking verb?

• Throw

• Eat

• Is

• Run

What does a linking verb tell us about the subject?

• Where the subject is

• What the subject is doing

• What the subject is

• When the subject performs an action

Which of the following is not a function of a linking verb?

• To identify the subject

• To describe the action performed by the subject

• To describe the subject

• To connect the subject to a noun or adjective

How can you test if a verb is a linking verb?

• By changing the tense of the verb

• By checking if it shows action

• By substituting it with 'was' or 'is' to see if the sentence still makes sense

• By finding if it can take an object

In the sentence 'The cake tasted delicious', why is 'tasted' considered a linking verb?

• Because 'delicious' is an action

• Because it directly affects the cake

• Because it can be replaced with 'was' making the sentence still logical

• Because it shows action

What distinguishes a linking verb from an action verb?

• Linking verbs can only link subjects to adjectives

• Action verbs cannot form a logical sentence when substituted with 'is' or 'was'

• Linking verbs show actions

• Action verbs describe the subject

In the context of verbs, what does substitutability test involve?

• Replacing the verb with an adjective

• Replacing the verb with 'is' or 'was' to test if the sentence remains logical

• Changing the verb to its past tense form

• Substituting the verb with a synonym

Why is 'looked' in 'She looked beautiful' considered a linking verb?

• Because it describes her appearance

• Because it can be replaced with 'is', making the sentence still logical

• Because it indicates an action performed by her

• Because 'beautiful' is a verb

Which sentence demonstrates 'tasted' as an action verb?

• The meal tasted wonderful

• The soup tasted too salty

• I tasted the cake

• The cake tasted delicious