Identify the sentence that uses a linking verb correctly. A) I was turning red as I listened to all the compliments. B) My mother will be a dentist ever since she was little. C) I don’t know why that man is so grouchy when we were in the store. D) The music grew louder as we drew closer to the carnival.
Question
Identify the sentence that uses a linking verb correctly. A) I was turning red as I listened to all the compliments. B) My mother will be a dentist ever since she was little. C) I don’t know why that man is so grouchy when we were in the store. D) The music grew louder as we drew closer to the carnival.
Solution
The sentence that uses a linking verb correctly is D) "The music grew louder as we drew closer to the carnival."
Here's why:
A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject of a sentence to additional information about that subject. In this case, "grew" is the linking verb that connects the subject "The music" to additional information about it, which is "louder".
Option A) uses "was turning", which is an action verb, not a linking verb.
Option B) is grammatically incorrect. The correct sentence should be "My mother has wanted to be a dentist ever since she was little."
Option C) is also grammatically incorrect. The correct sentence should be "I don’t know why that man is so grouchy when we are in the store."
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