Linking Verbs

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is centered on the concept of linking verbs in English grammar. It provides students with a definition of linking verbs – verbs that connect the subject to its predicate without expressing any action – and offers sentences with underlined verbs for students to analyze. The task is to read each sentence and determine if the underlined verb is a linking verb or an action verb, then write the answer on the provided line.

The worksheet educates students on identifying and understanding linking verbs as opposed to action verbs. Linking verbs do not show action but rather serve to connect the subject with more information about the subject, often in the form of a complement or description. This distinction is crucial for students to grasp as it affects how sentences are understood and structured. Mastery of this concept will enhance students’ syntactical skills and contribute to their overall grammatical proficiency in writing and reading comprehension.