LINKING VERBS
• A linking verb links, or joins, the subject (noun/pronoun) of a sentence with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that identifies ore describes the subject. A linking verb does not show action.
Verbs of be ( is, am, are, was, were) is the most commonly used linking verb.
The following can also be linking verbs.
look remain seem become stay grow sound
taste smell feel turn appear
1. Bob is tall.
2. Susan is young.
3. The car was free of dents until the accident.
4. The sky was overcast.
5. It looked like rain.
6. They were quiet until the concert began.
7. My mother seems younger than her mother.
8. Ralph grew taller over the summer.
9. The boys appear to be Hawaiian.
10. The dog sounds excited.
11. Rupert’s snake looks dead, but it’s just sleeping.
12. That bike is mine.
13. The red sweater seems wet.
14. The rock star became famous when he was only nineteen years old.
15. I feel hopeful that tomorrow’s dance will be a lot of fun.
16. He was late, again!
17. The train was huge, black, and very dirty!
18. The pony cart was tiny and rickety.
19. This hot dog tastes weird.
20. The river became swollen when the rain kept falling.
21. The city of New Orleans was flooded by a hurricane.
22. The citizens of New Orleans were lucky if they survived the first three days.
23. The firefighters and rescue workers were exhausted by the end of day three.
24. People around the United States were kind and sent money and clothing.
25. The churches were underwater and soggy.
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