Linking Verbs
What is the linking verb in the sentence.
I am a fan of basketball?
am
What is the complete verb in the following sentence?
He had written thirteen rules for the new game
had written
What is the direct object for the following sentence?
The Warriors played a difficult game.
game
What is the appropriate contraction for the following words?
He will
he'll
Make a new word by adding a pre-fix to the base word to fit the meaning.
Making a good grade in history seemed _______ to Leah. (not possible)
impossible
What is the linking verb in the following sentence?
The basketball is orange.
is
What is the complete verb for the following sentence?
Dr. Smith will write you a prescription.
will write
The crowd chanted a cheer for the team.
a cheer
What is the appropriate contraction for the following words.
you have
you've
Make a new word by adding a prefix to the base word to fit the meaning.
Elliot ___________ peanut butter. (opposite of likes)
Dislikes
What is the linking verb for the following sentence?
The kids were playing in the yard
were
What is the helping verb in the following sentence?
The girl was going to tell the teacher.
was
What is the direct object in the following sentence.
Suddenly a hand wrote a message.
message
What words make up the contraction
cannot
can not
What is the prefix in the following sentence?
The speaker mispronounced the name of the island.
mispronounced
Write an appropriate linking verb for the following sentence.
The players __________ happy.
look, feel, are, were
What is the linking verb in the following sentence?
Uncle John had jumped into the pond before he saw the alligator.
had
What is the direct object for the following sentence?
The veterinarian examined the sick puppy.
puppy
Fix the double negative
The car won't not go anywhere.
The car won't go anywhere.
What is the pre-fix in the following sentence?
I am unable to go to soccer practice today.
Unable
What is an appropriate linking verb for the following sentence.
The players felt ___________ after the game.
Tired, happy, sad, excited, relieved,
What is the complete verb for the following sentence?
Mary and Joseph could not go to the inn for the night.
could not go
What is the direct object for the following sentence?
I ate stew for dinner last night.
stew
Fix the double negative
There aren't no good places to eat around here.
There aren't any good places to eat around here.
What is the appropriate pre-fix in the following sentence.
The park was located ___________ past the river. (itno the land)
inland