This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Children ..... not allowed to go outside. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 2. She is the hardest worker in the class. A) Worker. B) The. C) She. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 3. Identify the linking verb in the sentenceMy new puppy is so cute. A) My. B) Is. C) New. D) Puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 4. What change should be made in the sentence below?My dog and cat is best friends. A) Change is to are. B) Change is to was. C) Change is to will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change is to are. 5. She ..... upset. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 6. What is the linking verb in this sentence? A.J and Fran are parents. A) Are. B) Parents. C) Fran. D) A.J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 7. Select the linking verb below: A) Were. B) Wink. C) Went. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. The house is brown and white. A) Is. B) Brown. C) House. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 9. What is the action verb?The football player threw the ball down the field. A) Threw. B) Down. C) Player. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threw. 10. The dogs ..... loud. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 11. True or False:In the sentence 'The flowers smell sweet, ' the word 'smell' is a linking verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Identify the subject complement:The flight to Houston was very swift. A) Flight. B) Houston. C) Swift. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swift. 13. Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:The flowers smell sweet. A) Smell. B) Feel. C) Taste. D) Look. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smell. 14. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive verb. 15. What is the main purpose of Linking Verbs? A) To connect the subject to additional information. B) To describe actioins. C) To indicate physical activities. D) To help other verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect the subject to additional information. 16. Choose the option that correctly completes this sentence:'After the workout, my legs ..... sore.' A) Felt. B) Feels. C) Feel. D) Feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felt. 17. What type if verb is in the sentence?The girl was frightened. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 18. Please stay in the house. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 19. After a month the onions still appeared fresh. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking Verb. 20. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?The dog barks loudly in the yard. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 21. What type of verb is it?Your friend doesn't look tired. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 22. I ..... not going to school today. A) Is. B) Am. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am. 23. They skate down the hill. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 24. What is the function of the verb in the sentence:The soup became cold. A) Action Verb. B) Modal Verb. C) Helping Verb. D) Linking Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking Verb. 25. What is the subject complement?Hector and Heather are absolutely wonderful people. A) Are. B) Wonderful. C) Absolutely. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 26. What type of verb is it?The flowers smell good. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 27. Is the verb a linking verb or action verb?The phone rings loudly. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 28. Pick the best linking verb to fit. I ..... going to the store. A) Am. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 29. Complete the sentence with the correct linking verb:The new teacher ..... very kind to us. A) Is. B) Seems. C) Are. D) Feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seems. 30. She built a toy village for her trains.Choose the action verb. A) Trains. B) SHe. C) Built. D) Toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Built. 31. What change should be made in the sentence below?My homework are not there, but I thought I put it in my folder. A) Change are to is. B) Change are to will. C) Change are to were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change are to is. 32. They ..... late in the meeting last Sunday. A) Are. B) Was. C) Am. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 33. What is the action verb in this sentence? We ate the whole turkey at dinner time. A) Dinner. B) Ate. C) Turkey. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ate. 34. What type of verb is in the sentence?Warren seemed salty. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 35. Identify the action verb.The four of us crowded into the backseat of the car. A) Us. B) Crowded. C) Car. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crowded. 36. In the sentence, "The boy looks out the window, " 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: B) Action verb. 37. I AM sad because my dog ran away. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 38. In the sentence 'The movie was exciting', 'exciting' is the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. $_{In the following sentence is "has" a helping or a linking verb?}$He has been studying for the test. A) Helping verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping verb. 40. Identify the linking verb in this sentence:'She remains calm under pressure.' A) Calm. B) Under. C) Remains. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remains. 41. Decide whether the bold part in the following sentences is an "action verb" or a "linking verb" Jane looks more beautiful when tying her hair. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking verb. 42. True or False:"The sandwich tastes good" is an example of a helping verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. True or false:ALL linking verbs must be followed by either a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. My father stopped the car in front of the house. A) Action. B) Linking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 45. She ..... my mother. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 46. My parents ..... allowing me to go swimming with the squad. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 47. Which word in the sentence "The teacher seems tired" is a linking verb? A) Seems. B) Tired. C) Teacher. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems. 48. What change should be made in the sentence below?My dad said it were time to go. A) Change were to are. B) Change were to has. C) Change were to was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change were to was. 49. For each of the following sentences below, identify whether it contains an action verb or a linking verb. A) Linking. B) Action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linking. 50. Choose the linking verb in the sentence:'The cake smells amazing.' A) Cake. B) The. C) Amazing. D) Smells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smells. 51. What is the VERB PHRASE in this sentence with a helping verb?We can think for ourselves. A) We can. B) Can think. C) For ourselves. D) We for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can think. 52. What's the matter with you? You look ..... today. A) Happy. B) Happilyl. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 53. Identify the main verb in the following sentence.Will you be attending this school next year? A) Attending. B) Be. C) Will be. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attending. 54. Linking I appear to be mad even if I am happy. A) Appear. B) Even. C) If. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appear. 55. Identify the linking verb in this sentence:Mr. Darrow felt very good about one of his inventions. A) Felt. B) Good. C) Darrow. D) Inventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felt. 56. The refrigerator was new. A) Refrigerator. B) New. C) The. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 57. Find the Verb or Verb Phrase in the following sentence:Find the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.Harry Potter is a series of novels and films. A) Is. B) Harry. C) Potter. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 58. Which of the following is a linking verb? a) Play b) Hear c) Taste d) Is A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 59. The boy ..... sleeping. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 60. The students ..... excited to see the parade last month. A) Were. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books