Identify the verb or verbs. If the verb is a linking verb also identify the word that the verb links.
1. Tomas is a young musician
2. He likes all kinds of music and practices many hours each weeks.
3. His parents are proud of his talent and discipline.
4. One afternoon Tomas became restless.
5. The notes sounded wrong, and none of his music seemed right to him.
6. He wrote some notes on several sheets of music paper.
7. After a little careful revision, he formed the notes into an original harmony.
8. That night he performed his song for some of his friends.

Question

Identify the verb or verbs. If the verb is a linking verb also identify the word that the verb links. 
1. Tomas is a young musician
2. He likes all kinds of music and practices many hours each weeks.
3. His parents are proud of his talent and discipline.
4. One afternoon Tomas became restless.
5. The notes sounded wrong, and none of his music seemed right to him.
6. He wrote some notes on several sheets of music paper.
7. After a little careful revision, he formed the notes into an original harmony.
8. That night he performed his song for some of his friends.

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Do you know what a linking verb is?

anonymous · Answer

no

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject. For example: Lucy is nice. My soup was cold. John feels sleepy after eating a big meal. Some common linking verbs are: is, was, feels, seems, am, has become, appear, might be, grow, remain, stay, taste, feel, sound, could have come, and look For more information visit: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/linkingverb.htm

anonymous · Answer

alright

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

So, take the first one: Thomas is a young musician.  The verb in the sentence is?

anonymous · Answer

Young?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Close, identifying the verb in this sentence is tricky, because the verb is a linking verb.

anonymous · Answer

Is?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Yup!!  So now we identified the verb and I told you it was linking.  What idea is "is" link?  In other words, ______ is _______?

anonymous · Answer

Tomas is a

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Thomas is a musician.  So the "is" is linking Thomas to musician.  So musician is the answer.  You can ask a question like this to help you figure what the linking verb is linking: 
What is Thomas?  A musician

anonymous · Answer

ok what about the others?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Well, here are the steps you need to take to do all of them:
1.) Identify the verbs.  Look for the action that is happening.  Make sure to look for the hidden verbs as well.  
2.) Tell whether the verbs are linking or not.  Use the list I gave you.  
3.) Only if the verb is linking, ask the question see what the verb is referring too.