Unit 3:Linking Verbs

                                         LINKING  VERBS

Linking verbs = kata kerja yang dipergunakan untuk menggambarkan keadaan subyek kalimat,               

                           umumnya diikuti oleh kata sifat.

                 be [is, am, are, was, were, been], get, become, sounds, seem, look, smell, taste, feel, turn

   Eg.:      I feel fine today

                Your idea sounds interesting

                                          complement

Assignment 1

Choose the correct answer.

1. Pak Machfud Effendi is going to bed early.  He seems …

                A. sleepy                                                                                C. hungry

                B. busy                                                                                  D. angry

2. Tommy passed the exam.  He looked …

                A. ill                                                                                        C. pale

                B. sad                                                                                     D. happy

3. Who gets cold?

                A. Pak Sudrajat was                                                           C. Pak Sudrajat did

                B. Pak Sudrajat is                                                                 D. Pak Sudrajat does

4. Leaves … brown

                A. go                                                                                       C. appear

                B. get                                                                                      D. look

5. Why do they … hungry?

                A. want                                                                                  C. see

                B. look                                                                                   D. like

6. Bu Kartikawati likes roses because they smell …

                A. sweet                                                                                 C. salty

                B. bad                                                                                    D. pale

7. Why … they angry?

                A. didn’t                                                                               C. don’t

                B. isn’t                                                                                   D. aren’t

8. People … mad on hearing bad news.

                A. go                                                                                       C. turn

                B. appear                                                                              D. get

9. Pak Blue eats a lot and works a little.

                A. He grows thin                                                                  C. He grows old

                B. He grows fat                                                                    D. He grows young

10. Who appeared wealthy?

                A. Pak Green was                                                                C. Pak Green does

                B. Pak Green did                                                                  D. Pak Green is

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