Worksheet 2: Advanced Linking Verbs
Challenge yourself with exercises on identifying subject complements and using linking verbs in context. Click below to print or save as a PDF.
Worksheet 2: Advanced Linking Verbs
Name: _________________________ Date: _________________________
1. Identifying Subject Complements
In each sentence, underline the linking verb and circle the subject complement (the word that describes or renames the subject).
2. The winner of the race was she.
3. The bread feels soft.
4. My favorite hobby is reading.
5. The children seem excited.
2. Sentence Correction
Some of the sentences below use an action verb where a linking verb is needed, or vice-versa. Rewrite the incorrect sentences correctly.
Original: The music sounds beautifully.
Original: She appeared tired after the long journey.
Original: He grew quickly.
Original: The food tasted wonderfully.
3. Creative Writing
Write a short paragraph describing a place (e.g., a room, a park, a city). Use at least three different linking verbs in your paragraph. Underline the linking verbs.