This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Linking Verbs – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Linking Verbs Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the linking verb in this sentence:'The flowers smell wonderful in the garden.' A) Flowers. B) Smell. C) Wonderful. D) Garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 2. Which of the following joins the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate? A) Action verb. B) Helping verb. C) Linking verb. D) Abstract noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking verb. 3. Complete the sentence:The weather ..... perfect for a picnic. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 4. Choose the correct linking verb:The cat ..... asleep on the couch. A) Seems. B) Seem. C) Seeming. D) Seemed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seems. 5. Decide whether the bold part in the following sentences is an "action verb" or a "linking verb" Maria's grandmother used to look after her carefully when she was small. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 6. In one act he handled 40 big cats at once. A) Action Verb. B) Linking Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action Verb. 7. What type of verb is the word in red? Trisha drives her car to the store. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 8. What is the linking verb?-They are native to Florida and Georgia. A) Are. B) To. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 9. Life is not a dream. A) Helping verb. B) Action verb. C) Linking verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linking verb. 10. Jimmy and Kelly ..... going to visit their grandparents. A) Is. B) Are. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 11. John appeared ..... behind us and said hello to us. A) Sudden. B) Suddenly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suddenly. 12. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a linking verb. A) She run very fast. B) The food taste great. C) They are happy with the results. D) He jumps over the fence easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are happy with the results. 13. True or False:In the sentence 'She feels happy, ' the word 'happy' is a subject complement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. I was very hungry. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 15. It ..... difficult for police to find the man suspected in a cafe robbery. A) Grew. B) Feel. C) Tasted. D) Seemed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seemed. 16. Describe the function of the word 'tired' in the sentence:He seems tired. A) Subject. B) Linking verb. C) Subject complement. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject complement. 17. Identify the linking verb in the sentence: "The flowers look vibrant." A) Flowers. B) Look. C) Vibrant. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look. 18. Identify the linking verb in the sentenceThe weather has been perfect this week. A) Weather. B) Has been. C) Perfect. D) Week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been. 19. What is the linking verb in the sentence? Sarah is the star on the basketball team. A) On. B) Sarah. C) Is. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 20. Which of the following is not an action verb A) Play. B) Throw. C) Eat. D) Felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Felt. 21. (Determine if the verb is action or linking) The young boy ran straight to first base. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action verb. 22. Mark READS before bed. A) Linking verb. B) Action verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Action verb. 23. What is the helping verb in the following sentence? The athlete does participate every day. A) Athlete. B) Does. C) Participate. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does. 24. Identify the subject complement. Gretchen becomes embarrassed when she is complimented. A) Embarrassed. B) Becomes. C) Complimented. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassed. 25. There are my cousins from Atlanta. A) They. B) Are. C) My. D) Mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 26. Which sentence uses a linking verb with a predicate adjective? A) The dog barked loudly. B) The pizza tastes amazing. C) She danced gracefully. D) The car drove fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza tastes amazing. 27. Identify the linking verb in the sentence.Your plans for the wedding sound nice. A) Plans. B) Wedding. C) Sound. D) Nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound. 28. The Niagara River is the source of both of these waterfalls. A) Action verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 29. The tests ..... that your child is gifted. A) The tests indicate that your child is gifted. B) The tests shows that your child is gifted. C) The tests looks that your child is gifted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tests indicate that your child is gifted. 30. Select A if the verb is an action verb. Select L if it is a linking verb.Their actions ARE clever. A) L. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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