Action vs. Linking Verbs
What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it action or linking?
He eats carrots every day.
Verb: eats (action)
Read the sentence, circle the subject, underline the predicate.
Cuzco had impressive stone buildings.
Subject: Cuzco
Predicate: had impressive stone buildings.
Read the sentence. Decide if it is comparing or contrasting. Pick a word to use if you were going to combine the sentences. Correctly insert the word.
The Maya Civilization developed in Mesoamerica.
The Aztec Civilization developed in Mesoamerica.
Comparing
words: both, and, as well as
Both the Maya and Aztec Civilizations developed in Mesoamerica.
The Maya Civilization and the Aztec Civilization developed in Mesoamerica.
Write the correct word to complete each sentence.
It was ___________________ of him to lose his library book.
A. responsible
B. irresponsible
C. replaceable
D. irreplaceable
B. irresponsible
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
My dentist _____________ two of my baby teeth when I went for my checkup.
A. attracted
B. retracted
C. extracted
D. expanded
C. extracted
What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it action or linking?
Carrots are is favorite food.
Verb: are (linking)
Read the sentence, circle the subject, underline the predicate.
The Aztec valued education.
Subject: The Aztec
Predicate: valued education
Read the sentence. Decide if it is comparing or contrasting. Pick a word to use if you were going to combine the sentences. Correctly insert the word.
The gods were pleased with how the clay people looked.
The gods were not pleased that the clay people could not walk.
Contrasting
Words: however, but
The gods were pleased with how the clay people looked, but the gods were not pleased that the clay people could not walk.
Write the correct word to complete each sentence.
My mom takes a walk every morning; it is her _______________ routine.
A. regular
B. irregular
C. logical
D. illogical
A. regular
1. What is the subject?
2. What is the verb in the following sentence?
3. Is it action or linking?
The librarian was very helpful today.
Subject: the librarian
Verb: was (linking)
Read the sentence, circle the subject, underline the predicate.
Few commoners entered the city of Cuzco.
Subject: Few commoners
Predicate: entered the city of Cuzco.
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
Maya cities were places where people could ____________ with one another to exchange goods and ideas.
A. act
B. interact
C. interflow
D. flow
B. interact
For each sentence:
1. What is the subject?
2. What is the verb in the following sentence?
3. Is it action or linking?
His sister plays baseball on Saturdays. She pitches the ball very well.
1. Subject: his sister Verb: plays (action)
2. Subject: She Verb: pitches (action)
Read the sentence, circle the subject, underline the predicate.
The Inca Empire became the largest pre-Colombian empire.
Subject: The Inca Empire
Predicate: became the largest pre-Colombian empire.
Write the correct word to complete each sentence.
I can't read my grandfather's note because his handwriting is sloppy and ______________.
A. legible
B. illegible
C. regular
D. irregular
B. illegible
I ____________ my statement about not liking strawberry ice cream after I tried it. It was delicious!
A. tractored
B. attracted
C. retracted
D. extracted
C. retracted
For each sentence:
1. What is the subject?
2. What is the verb in the following sentence?
3. Is it action or linking?
He loves field trips. His favorite trip was a visit to the science museum.
1. Subject: He Verb: loves (action)
2. Subject: His favorite trip Verb: was (linking)
Read the sentence, circle the subject, underline the predicate.
Bustling marketplaces filled Tenochtitlan and other cities.
Subject: Bustling marketplaces
Predicate: filled Tenochtitlan and other cities.
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
When I lost by dad's baseball, he told me it was okay because it was _______________________.
A. responsible
B. irresponsible
C. replaceable
D. irreplaceable
C. replaceable
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
The noisy crowd _____________ from the experience of going to the movie theater because I couldn't hear the movie.
A. subtracted
B. detracted
C. retracted
D. attracted
C.
B. detracted