Abigail T Linking / Action Verbs , DO/IO, Predicate Adjective/ Nomative

Question 1

What is a Linking Verb?

Give examples

Answer 1

Linking verb connects the Subject with a Description

“To be” am, are, were, is

Sensory
Looked, Felt, Tasted, Smelled

Question 2

Subject
         Verb
AV             LV
DO        PA    PN
IO

Answer 2

Flowchart on how to identify different parts of the sentence

Question 3

My neighbor gave me extra tomatoes and zucchini from his garden.

Find subject, verb(type) Direct Object, Indirect Object

Answer 3

(S) Neighbor
(Action Verb) Gave
(DO) Tomatoes Zucchini
(IO) Me

Question 4

I made a nice vegetable soup with them.

Find the parts of Speech

Answer 4

(S) I
(Action Verb) Made
(DO) Soup

Question 5

It tasted delicious, and it was my lunch the next day.

Find the part of speech

Answer 5

1 of 2

(S) It
(Linking Verb) Tasted
(Predicate Nomative) Delicious

2 of 2

(S) It
(Linking Verb) Was
(Predicate Nomative) Lunch

Question 6

I gave my friend Nate a bowl of soup, and he was grateful.

Find parts of speech

Answer 6

1 of 2

(S) I
(Action Verb) Gave
(DO) Bowl
(IO) Nate

And ( Coordinating Conjugation)

2 of 2
(S) he
(Linking Verb) was
(Predicate Adjective) grateful

Question 7

I really like this time of year when produce is abundant.

Find parts of speech

Answer 7

1 of 2

(S) I
(Action Verb) like
(DO) time

(Subordinate Conjugation) When

2 of 2

(S) Produce
(Linking Verb) is
(Predicate Adjective) Abundant

Question 8

Local farmers’ markets give people many options for healthy eating.

Find the parts of speech

Answer 8

(S) Markets
(Action Verb) Give
(DO) Options
(IO) People

Question 9

A __________ is part of the predicate (verb and friends) of a sentence and describes either the subject of the sentence or the direct object. If it modifies the subject, it is called a ______________

Answer 9

Complement

Subject Complement

Question 10

Our local market has vendors who sell cheese and baked goods, too.

Find the parts of speech

Answer 10

1 of 2

(S) Market
(Action Verb) has
(DO) Vendors

(Relative Pronoun) Who

2 of 2
(S) Who [both RP & Subject]
(Action Verb) Sell
(DO) Cheese/ Goods

Question 11

It is my favorite place to go on an autumn evening.

Find the various parts of speech

Answer 11

(S) It
(Linking Verb) is
(Predicate Noun) place [ Place is a Noun]

Question 12

Maybe you can join me sometime!

Find parts of speech

Answer 12

(S) you
(Verb Phrase) [helping verb] can [action verb] join
(DO) me

Question 13

Before bed Melissa told her bothers a scary story.

Find the parts of speech

Answer 13

(S) Melissa
(Action Verb) told
(DO) Story
(IO) brothers

Question 14

Thomas Jefferson is the person on the nickel.

Find parts of speech

Answer 14

(S) T J
( Linking Verb) is
( Predicate Nomative) person

Question 15

The American Indians gave us corn.

Find parts of speech

Answer 15

(S) Indians
(Action Verb) Gave
(DO) Corn
(IO) us

Question 16

There are two apples in my lunch box.

Find parts of speech

Answer 16

(S) There
(Linking Verb) are
(Predicate Nomative) Apples

Question 17

Did Leo give Kim a birthday present?

Find parts of speech

Answer 17

(S) Leo
(Action Verb) give
(DO) Present
(IO) Kim

Question 18

The banana is a fruit with no seeds

Find parts of speech

Answer 18

(S) banana
(Linking Verb) is
(Predicate Nomative) fruit

Question 19

Lynn’s cat is mean

Answer 19

(S) cat
(Linking Verb) is
(Predicate Adjective) mean

Question 20

Relative Pronouns can also be the subject?

True or False

Give examples of Relative Pronouns

Answer 20

True

Who, what, where, when, why, which, that

Question 21

In 1621 the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast.

Find parts of speech

Answer 21

(S) colonist / Wampanoag
(Action Verb) shared
(DO) Feast

Question 22

Which was the first Thanksgiving.

Find parts of speech

Answer 22

(S) Which [Relative Pronoun & Subject]

(Linking Verb) was

(Predicate Nomative) Thanksgiving

Question 23

Historians aren’t certain about exactly what foods filled that first table.

Find parts of speech

Answer 23

(S) Historians
(Linking Verb) are
(Predicate Adjective) certain

Question 24

But it is safe to say

Find parts of speech

Answer 24

(Coordinating Conjugation) But

(S) it
(Linking Verb) is
(Predicate Adjective) safe

Question 25

That the pilgrims weren’t eating pumpkin pie and playing with their mashed potatoes.

Find parts of speech

Answer 25

(Relative Pronoun) that
(S) Pilgrims
(Action Verb Phrase) were eating
(DO) pie

Question 26

It is known

Find parts of speech

Answer 26

(S) it
(Helping Verb) is
(Action Verb) known

Question 27

That the feast included venison and wild fowl.

Find parts of speech

Answer 27

(Relative Pronoun) that
(S) feast
(Action) include
(DO) venison / fowl

Question 28

The pilgrims did not use forks

Find parts of speech

Answer 28

(S) pilgrims
(Helping Verb) did
(Action Verb) use
(DO) Forks

Question 29

They ate with their hands on large cloth napkins.

Find parts of speech

Answer 29

(S) they
(Action Verb) ate
No DO 
Due to the prepositional phrase: 
With their hands

Question 30

Salt would have been on the harvest table

Find parts of speech

Answer 30

(S) Salt
(Linking Verb Phrase) would have been
(Prepositional Phrase) on the table

Question 31

And people would have sprinkled it on their food.

Find parts of speech

Answer 31

(Coordinating Conjugation) and
(S) people
(Action Verb) sprinkled
(DO) it

Question 32

1. Janet walked to the mall.
2. Pierce seems to be sad.
3. Isabelle experimented with her paints.
4. The fruit smells spoiled.

Answer 32

1. Action
2. Linking
3. Action
4. Linking

Question 33

1. Joan ran in the marathon.
2. Beethoven was an amazing composer.
3. Jack organized the documents.
4. Izzy looks ill.

Answer 33

1. Action
2. Linking
3. Action
4. Linking