Name: 
 

8-Helping and Linking Verbs-21



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

 1. 

B.21. Mother became angry when we left the kitchen a mess.
 

 2. 

B.21.  Our children sounded like they were having fun.
 

 3. 

B.21. Some of the students’ artwork looks unusual.
 

 4. 

B.21. Mother will be angry when we left the kitchen a mess.
 

 5. 

B.21.  Our children are having fun.
 

 6. 

B.21. Some of the students’ artwork were unusual.
 

 7. 

B.21. Mother was angry after we left the kitchen a mess.
 

 8. 

B.21.  Nick and Zac might be praticing for the competition.
 

 9. 

B.21. The baby will rip the pages out of the book.
 

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

 10. 

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

 11. 

B.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
The boy that won the race is my son.
a.
boy
c.
is
b.
the
d.
None
 

 12. 

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

 13. 

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

 14. 

B.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
The team became sad after they lost the game.
a.
sad
c.
became
b.
after
d.
None
 

 15. 

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

 16. 

A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
The children will remain seated for the performance.
a.
The children
c.
for the
b.
will remain
d.
None
 

 17. 

A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
Our projects became too messy to touch.
a.
became
c.
to touch
b.
Our projects
d.
None
 

 18. 

A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
The beginning of the play looked unusual.
a.
beginning
c.
looked
b.
of the
d.
None
 

 19. 

A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
We laughed at the way the actors sounded.
a.
laughed
c.
sounded
b.
the way
d.
None
 

 20. 

A.21.  Choose the linking verb/helping verb(s) in the sentence.
My teacher appeared to take us back to class.
a.
appeared
c.
to class
b.
to take
d.
None
 



 
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