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1. 1.

   In the following sentences, circle the linking verbs and underline their complements.

   1. Maya turned twenty this year.
   2. The dog was happy to see its master.
   3. The room full of flowers smelled heavenly.
   4. Gyan was quite young then.
   5. The wait seemed like an hour.
   6. I feel sleepy when I stay up late.
   7. The soup looked inviting.
   8. This appears to be simple.
2. 2.

   Use liking verbs to complete these sentences. Use the words given in the box. You can use a word only once.

   grow, tasted, turned, appears, are, sounded, looked, seems

   1. Storm clouds gathered and the sky ___________ grey.
   2. Tara __________ nervous before the show.
   3. After the lost the match, Jaya _________ depressed.
   4. There _________ seventeen members in our group.
   5. A walk __________ impossible on a hot summer evening.
   6. The hot soup ___________ great.
   7. Everything ___________ washed and fresh after a shower of rain.
   8. Children need to be kept busy during holidays or they __________ restless and bored.
3. 3.

   Underline the main verbs in the following sentences and state whether they are linking verbs or not.

   1. Payal appears calm.
   2. He became anxious about working for the first time.
   3. We grew flowers in our garden.
   4. Feel the texture of the stone.
   5. The people stood at the gate waiting to meet their hero.
   6. Charu grew impatient about the delay.
   7. The dress looked beautiful on Mira.
   8. They stayed at home.
   9. Gaurav tasted the delicious dish.
   10. Everyone looked for the lost papers.