Section A. What type of verb is in each sentence below? Write A for action verb. Write L for linking (existence) verb.
1. Today is my birthday.
2. Grandma baked a cake.
3. My dog chased a rabbit.
4. The sky became cloudy.
5. Mary and Sue are sisters.
Section B. Each sentence below has a linking verb. Write PA if the sentence has a predicate adjective. Write PN if the sentence has a predicate noun.
6. The sky is blue.
7. Jim is my big brother.
8. Molly became dizzy on the carnival ride.
9. Yesterday was a holiday.
10. Jack and Jill were tired.
Section C. Write T if the sentence has a transitive verb. Write I if the sentence has an intransitive verb.
11. I wrote a letter to my friend.
12. The flower pot is broken.
13. The car engine stopped.
14. The boy opened the door.
15. My bike was a birthday gift.
Answers:
Section A 1-L (is); 2-A (baked); 3-A (chased); 4-L (became); 5-L (are)
Section B 6-PA (blue); 7-PN (brother); 8-PA (dizzy); 9-PN (holiday); 10-PA (tired)
Section C 11-T (the verb wrote transfers action to letter); 12- I (linking verb is. shows existence); 13- I (stopped can’t transfer action to anything); 14-T (opened transfers action to door); 15-I (linking verb was. shows existence)