Grammar and Language Workbook

22. She drinks this brand of soft drink instead of that other kind.
23. Kara’s pitch flew very close to the batter, who shouted in anger.
24. Pioneers built a church on this site before they erected any other buildings.
25. Jamal’s car stalled at the traffic light at Sixth and Wilson.
26. Mom smelled the pie and took it out of the oven.
27. That cat of yours meowed until I opened the refrigerator door.
28. The heavy porcelain vase fell off the shelf and onto the couch.
29. Roger, assist Casey with her homework, please.
30. For Carey, the world revolves around her kitten, Tinker Bell.
31. The adventurers discovered the lost city on the edge of a high plateau.
32. The scent of those beautiful flowers fills the room with a whiff of Tahiti.
33. I wish for good weather for the track meet tomorrow.
34. Paul sang the words to Tricia’s favorite tune while she played it on her piano.
35. Please load Priscilla’s van, and I will load Ron’s car.
36. The famous detective investigated every lead, no matter how elusive.
37. Yoshio, I advise against any such course of action.
38. We escorted them at the honor ceremony in the gym.
 Writing Link
Write two sentences that use transitive action verbs and two sentences that use
intransitive action verbs.

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Lesson 6
Verbs: Linking
A 
linking verb 
links, or joins, the subject of a sentence with a word that identifies or
describes the subject. The most common linking verbs are forms of be. Some examples
are am, is, are, was, were, will be, has been, and was being.
OTHER VERBS THAT CAN BE LINKING VERBS
appear
feel
look
seem
smell
become
grow
remain
sound
taste
 Exercise 1