Identifying Linking Verbs and Complements

The video tutorial covers grammar lesson 8.7, focusing on noun clauses as subject complements. It reviews the rules of subject complements, emphasizing the importance of linking verbs and introductory words. The tutorial provides examples and practice exercises to help identify noun clauses acting as subject complements, highlighting their role in renaming the subject of a sentence.

What is the main focus of Grammar Lesson 8.7?

• Adjective clauses

• Adverbial clauses

• Noun clauses as subject complements

• Noun clauses as direct objects

What did the previous lesson cover regarding noun clauses?

• Noun clauses as subject complements

• Noun clauses as direct objects

• Noun clauses as objects of prepositions

• Noun clauses as subjects

What is the first rule for identifying a subject complement?

• It is always an independent clause

• It ends with a noun

• It starts with a preposition

• It follows a linking verb

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• Is

• Run

• Was

• Were

What should you look for after finding the linking verb?

• An introductory word

• A conjunction

• A prepositional phrase

• An adjective

In the sentence 'My goal is that I will find an interesting topic,' what is the linking verb?

• Goal

• Is

• Find

• Interesting

In the sentence 'The ruler would be whoever won the Battle of Actium,' what is the introductory word?

• Whoever

• Would

• Battle

• Ruler

What does the noun clause 'that American history is the most exciting subject' complement in the sentence 'My teacher's belief is that American history is the most exciting subject'?

• Subject

• History

• Belief

• Teacher

In the sentence 'Ben Franklin's vision for America was that it would be a free democracy,' what is the subject complement?

• That it would be a free democracy

• Was

• Vision

• America

What is the introductory word in the sentence 'His curiosity about lightning is what many people remember'?

• Lightning

• Curiosity

• What

• Is