Nouns
The brown dog is sleeping.
What is dog?
The brown dog is sleeping.
She plays piano beautifully.
What is beautifully?
Find the action verb:
She likes sushi.
What is likes?
The book is on the shelf.
What is on?
Anita bought a sandwich.
What is Anita and sandwich?
I really like the red dress.
What is red?
He ran fast to the new restaurant.
What is fast?
Find the linking verb:
The blue sailboat was the fastest one.
What is was?
I am already inside the restaurant.
What is inside?
How many desks and chairs are in this classroom?
What are desks, chairs, and classroom?
These cookies are so soft and delicious.
What is soft and delicious?
She sometimes plays football with us at recess.
What is sometimes?
Tell whether the underlined word is an action verb or linking verb:
She seems angry.
What is a linking verb?
I can't reach the coconuts; they are far above my head.
What is above?
Happiness and love are very important.
What are happiness and love?
Basketball is a fun sport, but it is hard too.
What is fun and hard?
It is really hot today.
What is really?
Find the action verb and the linking verb:
He was not at school today because he broke his arm.
Action verb: What is broke?
Linking verb: What is was?
The cat hid under the table and licked its paw.
What is under?
What is books, people, and knowledge?
She is a talented athlete, and she runs very fast.
This book was very difficult, but it wasn't too difficult.
What are very and too?
Find the action verb and the linking verb:
They went to school, but they were not happy about it.
Action verb: What is went?
Linking verb: What is were?
Nina parked her car in the parking lot between the huge oak tree and the brick building.
What are in and between?