Identifying Linking Verbs and Subject
In the following sentences, underline the linking verbs once and the subject
complements twice. On the line, write PA
for predicate adjective or PN for
predicate nominative.
1. Our Town by Thornton Wilder was a strange play for its time.
2. At the beginning of the play, the stage is empty.
3. Audiences seemed confused at first.
4. They soon became more accustomed to the bare stage.
5. The characters in the play seem familiar to most audiences.
6. They are similar to people in every small, or big, town.
7. Thornton Wilder was sensitive to the beauty of everyday life.
8. Emily is a young girl in New Hampshire.
9. George is her next-door neighbor.
10. Friends at first, they soon become husband and wife.
11. Emily's mother and father are kind.
12. George's father is the town doctor.
13. Grover's Corners seems peaceful.
14. The people of Grover's Corners are down-to-earth folks.
15. To some people, the play is unrealistically sweet.
16. To most people, however, the play seems true.
17. Our Town was the winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
18. It is a favorite choice for amateur theater groups.
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