Using Verbs
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Review: Linking Verbs

Identify whether the underlined verb is used as a linking verb:

  1. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist not the monster.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  2. The oenophile tasted several types of Beaujolais.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  3. Francine's uncle grows prize winning dahlias.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  4. The cheesecake tastes delicious.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  5. After smoking three cigars, Flannery turned green.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  6. The cat fastidiously smelled the dish of food placed before it.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  7. The flowers always grow quickly during a sunny summer.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  8. The stew that Gordon made smells too spicy to me.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  9. Walter was annoyed because Ross turned pages too quickly.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

  10. David Garrick was a very prominent eighteenth-century actor.

    1. Yes, this is a linking verb
    2. No, this is not a linking verb

Written by Heather MacFadyen

 

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