Name: 
 

6-Helping and Linking Verbs-21


True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
B.21. The pizza tasted good.
 

 2. 
B.21.  Our children must be having fun.
 

 3. 
B.21. Some of the students’ artwork had been unusual.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
I am an archeologist.
a.
I
c.
an
b.
am
d.
None
 

 5. 
B.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
An archeologist studies the past..
a.
the
c.
An
b.
past
d.
None
 

 6. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
The past is a way to understand our Earth.
a.
is
c.
to
b.
past
d.
None
 

 7. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
Her mother is a school teacher.
a.
Her
c.
is
b.
a
d.
None
 

 8. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
My son’s team was the winners.
a.
My
c.
was
b.
son’s
d.
None
 

 9. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
Sara’s mother will be a doctor.
a.
Sara’s
c.
will be
b.
mother
d.
None
 

 10. 
B.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) to replace the word.
Nate was seen by Mary.
a.
to see
c.
had been
b.
the last
d.
None
 

 11. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) to replace the word.
Many students became good at reading.
a.
students
c.
at
b.
are
d.
None
 

 12. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
Fire is dangerous.
a.
Fire
c.
dangerous
b.
is
d.
None
 

 13. 
B.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
Zac and Jack had been sick with a cold.
a.
had
c.
with
b.
been
d.
None
 

 14. 
B.21.  Choose the helping verb(s) in the sentence.
Zac and Jack had been sick with a cold.
a.
had
c.
with
b.
been
d.
None
 

 15. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
Deb’s hair was very long.
a.
was
c.
long
b.
very
d.
None
 

 16. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb(s) in the sentence.
The coach was at the field.
a.
The
c.
was
b.
coach
d.
None
 

 17. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
Shall I let the dog out?
a.
Shall
c.
let
b.
I
d.
None
 

 18. 
B.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
Was Mandy the last person to see Nate?
a.
to see
c.
Was
b.
the last
d.
None
 

 19. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
We were going to the library.
a.
We
c.
going
b.
were
d.
None
 

 20. 
A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) to replace the word.
The cat had been scratching the furniture.
a.
Sara’s
c.
may be
b.
mother
d.
None
 



 
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