Linking Verbs List

Choose the linking verb.

She appears upset about the announcement.

• she

• appears

• about

• announcement

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The eggs smell rotten.

• The

• eggs

• smell

• rotten

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He went red after tripping on the rug.

• went

• red

• tripping

• rug

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Your plans for the wedding sound nice.

• plans

• wedding

• sound

• nice

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You look exhausted after studying all night.

• look

• exhausted

• after

• night

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I am putty in his hands.

• am

• puddy

• his

• hands

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Tom acted nervous when the teacher found the note.

• Tom

• acted

• when

• note

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The audience grew silent when the conductor walked on stage.

• The

• audience

• grew

• walked

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Dreams come true when we believe in them.

• Dreams

• come

• when

• them

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The crowd stayed calm in during the emergency.

• crowd

• calm

• stayed

• emergency