Verbs

Choose the linking verbs

• is

• am

• are

• throw

Select A if the verb is an action verb.

Select L if it is a linking verb.

Myths and tales often SEEM true.

• L

• A

Some words can be an action verb or a linking verb, depending on context of the sentence.

• true

• false

The books in the basement will probably smell musty.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

What is the Linking Verb in the following sentence?

She appears happy in her new home.

• appears

• happy

• new

• home

Which of the following is NOT an irregular form of the verb 'to be':

• is

• are

• was

• hear

If you use a verb that tells what someone or something does or did, do you have a linking verb?

• Yes

• No

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: 'The cat swiftly climbed the tall tree.'

• A) cat

• B) swiftly

• C) climbed

• D) tall

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?

• A) She runs every morning.

• B) The soup tastes delicious.

• C) They built a sandcastle.

• D) He reads a book.

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: 'She ___ to the store yesterday.'

• A) go

• B) goes

• C) went

• D) gone