Linking Verbs
Write the linking verbs in this sentence. If there are none, write none:
The quartet sounds harmonious.
sounds
Tell whether the verb phrase is present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect:
The Japanese women had provided a senninbari for the brave soldier to wrap around his waist.
past perfect
Rock (a stone) and rock (to move back and forth) are:
homophones or homonyms
homonyms
Write each preposition from this sentence:
Fewer tourists travel during winter.
during
Man's influence has endangered the manatee's existence.
Write the simple subject
influence
Write the linking verbs in this sentence. If there are none, just write none:
The bear appeared out of the darkness.
none
Tell whether the verb phrase is present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect:
The observers have learned that a senninbari is a simple white cloth containing a thousand stitches.
present perfect
Chefs prefer ______ salt because less is required for taste.
course or coarse
coarse
Write each preposition from this sentence:
All except Ned hiked up Mount Whitney.
except, up
Man's influence has endangered the manatee's existence.
Write the simple predicate.
has endangered
Write the linking verbs in this sentence, If there are none, just write none:
The soup tasted bitter.
tasted
Tell whether the verb phrase is present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect:
The soldiers will have recognized the senninbari as a symbol of the prayers of each person who stitched a knot for the soldier's safe return.
future perfect
If one speaks two languages fluently, one is ______________.
bilingual
conscientious
lucky
bilingual
Write each preposition from this sentence:
Henry Sugimoto's paintings showed the bravery of Japanese-American soldiers during World War II.
of, during
Man's influence has endangered the manatee's existence.
Write each possessive noun.
Man's, manatee's
Write the linking verbs from this sentence. If there are none, just write none:
Steve tasted the soup.
none
Write the present participle, past, and past participle of the verb pitch.
(is) pitching, pitched, (has) pitched
The customer could not choose _________ the two pies.
among
between
between
Man's influence has endangered the manatee's existence.
Write the helping verb.
has
Write the linking verbs from this sentence. If there are none, just write none:
Juarez is respected for his honesty and sincerity.
is