This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The water plunges over a cliff in two separate waterfalls. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 2. They were sleepy from the day's activities. A) Were. B) Sleepy. C) They. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 3. John and Ryan ..... good friends. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 4. Kim was the winner of the school's long jump contest. A) Kim. B) Of. C) The winner. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 5. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:The box is very heavy. A) Heavy. B) Very. C) Is. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 6. In the sentence, "The book looks interesting, " is the word "looks" a linking verb or an action verb? A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 7. Identify the linking verb. I think the sun is rising. A) Sun. B) Rising. C) Is. D) Think. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 8. Choose the sentence where the verb 'is' functions as a linking verb. A) He is eating dinner. B) The sky is blue. C) She is running fast. D) They are playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky is blue. 9. Identify the linking verb.Liam is to old to play that game. A) Game. B) That. C) Is. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 10. Is the verb in the following sentence an Action Verb or a Linking Verb?The soup tastes delicious. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 11. A linking verb connects the subject of the sentence with a word in the predicate. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the part of speech of the word was in the following sentence?Sophie was incredibly proud of her accomplishments. A) Adverb. B) Past tense linking verb. C) Past tense action verb. D) Present tense linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past tense linking verb. 13. What is the action verb in the sentence? The dog jumped up the tree. A) The. B) Jumped. C) Dog. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumped. 14. I felt ..... when I heard that bad news. A) Sad. B) Better. C) Tall. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad. 15. What is the linking verb in the sentence?The small frogs are on a lily pad. A) Small. B) Frogs. C) Are. D) Pad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 16. What type of subject complement is swift?The flight to Houston was very swift. A) Predicate noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) Predicate pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 17. Identify the subject of the sentence:The flight to Houston was very swift. A) Houston. B) Swift. C) Flight. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flight. 18. Choose the linking verb.The cinnamon rolls taste heavenly. A) Heavenly. B) Taste. C) Rolls. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taste. 19. He performed this act only one time. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 20. Choose the correct linking verb in the sentence:The music ..... loud. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 21. Action I won many prizes. A) I. B) Many. C) Prizes. D) Won. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won. 22. Choose the linking verb.He went red after tripping on the rug. A) Went. B) Rug. C) Red. D) Tripping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 23. Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:The dog smelled the flowers before finding the rabbit's trail. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 24. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a linking verb with a subject complement. A) The soup tastes good. B) The dog is barking at the cat. C) She was singing beautifully. D) They are running a marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The soup tastes good. 25. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:Diyari is the team's quarterback. A) Diyari. B) Is. C) Team's. D) Quarterback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 26. Which linking verb fits best:The sky ..... clear after the storm. A) Is. B) Looks. C) Feels. D) Becomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looks. 27. They ..... late. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 28. In the sentence "The milk turned sour, " what is the role of "turned" ? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Action verb. D) Linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking verb. 29. What is the function of the linking verb in this sentence? The cake smells wonderful. A) Connects two nouns. B) Connects the subject to a predicate adjective. C) Shows action. D) Modifies the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connects the subject to a predicate adjective. 30. Dark chocolate often ..... bitter. A) Tastes. B) Am. C) Smell. D) Sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tastes. 31. He is shouting at his friend. He seems very ..... A) Angry. B) Angrily. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 32. The soldiers look tired. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 33. Identify the linking verb in the sentence:Mark's idea is an option to consider. A) Mark's. B) Consider. C) Is. D) Option. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 34. Identify the LINKING VERB.Lou and Gina look different somehow. A) Look. B) Different. C) And. D) Somehow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look. 35. Teresa and Mike ..... cousins. A) Are. B) Is. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 36. Identify the subject complement in the sentence:'The winner is John.' A) Winner. B) John. C) The. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John. 37. What is the linking verb in the following sentence:My canary is a good singer. A) A. B) Good. C) Is. D) Singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 38. My brother ..... three years old today. A) Is. B) Were. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 39. What two things does a linking verb link? A) It links the subject to an action verb. B) It links the subject to the verb. C) It links the verb to the predicate. D) It links the subject to a subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It links the subject to a subject complement. 40. The girl ..... crying. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 41. Identify the linking verb in the sentence.She seemed nervous. A) She. B) Seemed. C) Nervous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seemed. 42. What type of verb is "picked" in the following sentence?The man picked up the paint can and brushed a line on the wall. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 43. The fire fighter urgently sounded the alarm. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 44. Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:'She seems happy.' A) Happy. B) She seems. C) Seems. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seems. 45. Tom acted nervous when the teacher found the note. A) Tom. B) When. C) Note. D) Acted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acted. 46. What is the linking verb?Michael Jordan was an amazing basketball player. A) Was. B) Michael Jordan. C) Player. D) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 47. What is the linking verb?My friends were nice to the new student. A) Friends. B) Were. C) Student. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 48. Identify the main verb in the following sentence.The river has seldom risen so high. A) High. B) River. C) Risen. D) Seldom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risen. 49. Three parents ..... calling for some help. A) Were. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 50. What type of verb is in the red text?David looked tired after his long trip. A) Action. B) Helping. C) Linking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking. 51. Mr. Brown is a chef at Twin Brothers Restaurant. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 52. Is the green word an action verb or a linking verb?Landon has been asleep for a couple of hours. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 53. I ..... amazed by their computing skills. (past time) A) Am. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 54. Sally Kenton became the club's secretary.Which word in the sentence above is the verb? A) Sally Kenton. B) Became. C) Club's. D) Secretary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Became. 55. When you ..... older, you will understand more about life. A) Feel. B) Grow. C) Seem. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grow. 56. Identify the linking verb in the sentence:The express train seems late tonight. A) Seems. B) Express. C) Train. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems. 57. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?We eat dinner outside. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 58. Identify the state of being verb in the sentence:The cake ..... delicious. A) Have. B) Do. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 59. Select A if the verb is an action verb.Select L if it is a linking verb.Myths and tales ANSWERED questions about the world. A) A. B) L. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 60. Identify the linking verb in the sentenceWe are happy that you called. A) Are. B) Happy. C) We. D) Called. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesLinking Verbs Quiz 1Linking Verbs Quiz 2Linking Verbs Quiz 3Linking Verbs Quiz 4Linking Verbs Quiz 5Linking Verbs Quiz 6Linking Verbs Quiz 7Linking Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books