IXL | Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns

Select the linking verb and the predicate noun or predicate adjective.

The American black duck appears nearly identical to the female mallard, but with one important difference: the absence of white bands on the American black duck's wings.

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Select the linking verb and the predicate noun or predicate adjective.

Justine, typically reserved, becomes downright effusive around her closest friends.

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A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject to an adjective or noun in the predicate. A linking verb does not show action.

Washington, D.C., is home to the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

A predicate adjective describes the subject.

The dark chocolate cake that Julie baked tasted incredibly rich.

A predicate noun identifies or renames the subject.

My mother is the most driven salesperson in her division.

The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be. Other linking verbs include appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, sound, stay, and taste.

Some verbs can be used as either linking verbs or action verbs.

Jenna grew tired as the evening wore on.

Here, grew is a linking verb. It connects a subject, Jenna, to a predicate adjective that describes it.

Jenna grew tomatoes in her garden last year.

Here, grew is an action verb. You can tell it's not a linking verb because it shows action and because the noun in the predicate doesn't identify or rename the subject, Jenna.

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The linking verb is becomes. It connects a subject to a predicate adjective, effusive.

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