Download 12. Practice with Linking Verbs and Action Verbs – Answers

PRACTICE WITH LINKING VERBS AND ACTION VERBS-Answers
Highlight each verb or verb phrase and identify it as a linking verb (LV) or
an action verb (AV). Underline the two words that the linking verb links
and draw an arrow from the adjective or noun to the noun it describes or
renames.
EXAMPLE:
The surgery appeared successful
LV
1. Your bicycle certainly looks sleek.
LV
2. Raisins have become my favorite snack.
LV
3. Steve grew tomatoes in the backyard last year.
4. Peter seemed uneasy during tryouts.
AV
LV
5. Have you ever tasted venison?
AV
6. Jackie could smell smoke from the building next door.
AV
7. The bell in the church steeple sounded mournful.
LV
8. After a month the onions still appeared fresh.
LV
9. The air felt unusually raw and cold for this time of year.
LV
10. The fire fighter urgently sounded the alarm.
DII December 2011
AV