Linking Verbs and Subject Complements
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of verbs have subject complements?
action
linking
Answer explanation
Verbs with subject complements are linking verbs. Linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement, which renames or describes the subject.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of verbs have subject complements?
action
linking
Answer explanation
Verbs with subject complements are linking verbs. Linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement, which renames or describes the subject.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the subject of the sentence:
The flight to Houston was very swift.
flight
Houston
was
swift
Answer explanation
The subject of the sentence is 'flight' as it is the noun that the sentence is about.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the subject complement:
The flight to Houston was very swift.
flight
Houston
very
swift
Answer explanation
The subject complement in the sentence 'The flight to Houston was very swift' is 'swift' as it renames or describes the subject 'flight'.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of subject complement is swift?
The flight to Houston was very swift.
predicate noun
predicate adjective
predicate pronoun
Answer explanation
The subject complement 'swift' in the sentence is a predicate adjective as it describes the subject 'flight'.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the subject complement:
The museum has become a showroom for classic cars.
museum
showroom
classic
cars
Answer explanation
The subject complement in the sentence is 'showroom' as it renames or describes the subject 'museum'.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of subject complement is 'showroom'? The museum became a showroom for classic cars.
predicate noun
predicate pronoun
predicate adjective
Answer explanation
The subject complement 'showroom' renames the subject 'museum', making it a predicate noun in the sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1F
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