This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the helping verb in the following sentence:They were laughing at his funny jokes. A) They. B) Laughing. C) Jokes. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 2. Linking verbs connect the subject with a noun or adjective. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Choose the linking verb.The eggs smell rotten. A) Rotten. B) Smell. C) The. D) Eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 4. Identify the linking verb:Her route is Main Street. A) Is. B) Her. C) Main. D) Route. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 5. She ..... the organizer of the party. A) Was. B) Am. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 6. You ..... going to see the dentist this Monday. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 7. The mice ..... living inside a hole. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 8. Which word is a linking verb in this sentence:'The cake smells delicious.'? A) Cake. B) Smells. C) Delicious. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smells. 9. I am a better reader this year A) Linking. B) Action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking. 10. Determine the type of verb:The pilot looked carefully into the sky. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 11. Elsa ..... my friend. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. What is the helping verb in the following sentence:I am taller than my brother. A) Am. B) Taller. C) My. D) Brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 13. Alyanna and Zena ..... at the park now. A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 14. Rocky and Winky are Mrs. Myers's dogs. A) Dogs. B) And. C) Myers's. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 15. Identify the linking verb.The puppies were playful. A) The. B) Were. C) Playful. D) Puppies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 16. What type of verbs have subject complements? A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 17. The spectators ..... silent after the injury on the field. A) The spectators was silent after the injury on the field. B) The spectators remained silent after the injury on the field. C) The spectators were silent after the injury on the field. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spectators remained silent after the injury on the field. 18. Identify the adjective linked to the subject in the following sentence:The flowers smell sweet. A) Run. B) Sweet. C) Tall. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet. 19. His favorite city is Chicago.Which word in the sentence above is a predicate noun? A) Chicago. B) Is. C) City. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chicago. 20. Which type of verb expresses a physical or mental activity? A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) Helping verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 21. What type of verb is it?They dance very well. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 22. These books help students. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) Helping verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 23. Find the linking verb in the sentence.The students were tired after PE. A) Students. B) Tired. C) Were. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 24. What type of verb is "tastes" in the following sentence?The apple tastes so sweet. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 25. Sleep with the lights on. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 26. Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:James can dance better than anyone else I know! A) Dance. B) Can dance better. C) Can dance. D) James. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can dance. 27. Choose the correct linking verb.The restaurant ..... full of people before the pandemic spread. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 28. Choose the correct linking verb for the sentence:'The soup ..... amazing yesterday.' A) Tastes. B) Taste. C) Tasting. D) Tasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tasted. 29. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?The house is big. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 30. Select A if the verb is an action verb. Select L if it is a linking verb.They ARE important to each civilization. A) L. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) L. 31. Mary's grandfather is looking for his wallet. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 32. What is the linking verb in this sentence? These chocolate brownies are delicious. A) Are. B) Brownies. C) Chocolate. D) These. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 33. Select the linking verb(s) in the following sentence:They are being smart and responsible. A) Are being. B) Responsible. C) They. D) Smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are being. 34. Identify the subject complement in this sentence:'The soup is hot.' A) The. B) Soup. C) Hot. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot. 35. We ..... to be late for school today because of traffic congestion. A) Feel. B) Sound. C) Grow. D) Seem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seem. 36. Choose the correct linking verb in the sentence:They ..... excited about the trip.a) areb) havec) dod) can A) Do. B) Are. C) Have. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 37. When my daughter grows older, she will understand what I do for her. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 38. His father ..... a mathematician in his present work. A) Were. B) Was. C) Am. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 39. Select the linking verb in the following sentence:I am excited that she did not assign any homework. A) Homework. B) I. C) Excited. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am. 40. Identify the linking verb.Kyle was tired and cranky. A) Kyle. B) And. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 41. What type of verb is "was" in the following sentence?Jacob was tired after running the race. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 42. Niagara Falls looks breathtaking. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 43. You ..... going to buy me a Christmas gift, aren't you? A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 44. Identify the INFINITIVE in each sentence.Pat found it hard to concentrate. A) Found it. B) Pat. C) Hard. D) To concentrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To concentrate. 45. Identify the subject complement and its label:Europe was the home of some early automobiles. A) Automobiles, predicate noun. B) Europe, predicate noun. C) Home, predicate noun. D) Early, predicate adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home, predicate noun. 46. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?She gets her guitar from the case. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 47. She RAN down the street A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 48. Walk, run, and jog are examples of ..... A) Helping Verbs. B) Linking Verbs. C) Action Verbs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action Verbs. 49. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?Lunch smells very yummy! A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 50. Which category is the verb KEEP? A) Being. B) Staying and remaining. C) Becoming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Staying and remaining. 51. She ..... a well-behaved student. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 52. What is the verb in this sentence?Marie lifted the heavy boxes. A) Marie. B) Lifted. C) Heavy. D) Boxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lifted. 53. What is the predicate noun?-The South American anaconda is a large snake. A) Large. B) Anaconda. C) Snake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snake. 54. Complete the sentence:The baby ..... happy after the nap. A) Feels. B) Feel. C) Feeling. D) Felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feels. 55. . Mrs. Myers and Mr. Myers were glad. A) Glad. B) Mr. C) Myers. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 56. A helping verb always comes with another verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. (Determine if the verb is action or linking) The cat is very lazy. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 58. They ..... leaving the house yesterday when I arrived. A) Were. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 59. Decide whether the bold part in the following sentences is an "action verb" or a "linking verb" She is going to stay at a friend's house in Ha Long Bay for 3 days. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 60. The verb is a ..... verb.Clover is usually purple. A) Linking. B) Action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking. ← 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