After Linking Verbs

Worksheet Description

The “Adjectives After Linking Verbs” worksheet is an educational activity designed to teach students about the placement of adjectives in sentences, particularly when they follow linking verbs. The worksheet provides sentences with linking verbs and prompts students to insert an appropriate adjective to complete each sentence. A list of common linking verbs is provided as a reference to help students understand which verbs typically connect the subject of a sentence with an adjective. The task is aimed at reinforcing the concept that adjectives used after linking verbs describe the subject, rather than the object.

This worksheet educates students on the role of linking verbs in sentences and how they are used to connect subjects with their descriptors. It teaches that adjectives can follow certain verbs, unlike their usual placement before nouns they modify. By choosing adjectives to complete the sentences, students practice identifying the subject and complement in a sentence, enhancing their grammatical knowledge and sentence-building skills. The exercise is critical for developing the ability to write more descriptive and varied sentences, which is a key component of language arts education.