Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

The video tutorial explains linking verbs, which connect the subject to words in the predicate, and their role in identifying subject complements. It covers forms of the verb 'be' and verbs expressing condition. The tutorial also reviews predicate nouns and adjectives, providing examples to illustrate how they identify, rename, or describe the subject.

What is the primary function of linking verbs?

• To describe the object

• To modify the subject

• To link the subject to the predicate

• To express an action

How do action verbs differ from linking verbs?

• Action verbs describe the subject

• Action verbs complete the subject

• Action verbs link the subject to the predicate

• Action verbs tell what the subject does

What is a subject complement?

• A verb that links the subject

• A word that completes the subject

• A noun that describes the verb

• An adjective that modifies the object

Which of the following is a form of the verb 'be'?

• Am

• Should

• Might

• Could

Which verb expresses a condition?

• Jump

• Write

• Taste

• Run

What is a predicate noun?

• A noun that follows a linking verb and identifies the subject

• A noun that modifies the object

• A noun that describes the verb

• A noun that follows an action verb

In the sentence 'The new superintendent is a woman', what is 'woman'?

• A linking verb

• A predicate noun

• An action verb

• A predicate adjective

How can the sentence 'A woman is the new superintendent' be rearranged?

• The superintendent is a new woman

• The new superintendent is a woman

• A woman is the superintendent new

• The woman is a new superintendent

What is a predicate adjective?

• An adjective that describes the verb

• An adjective that modifies the object

• An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject

• An adjective that follows an action verb

In the sentence 'The pizza tastes disgusting', what is 'disgusting'?

• A predicate adjective

• A predicate noun

• A linking verb

• An action verb