Printable worksheet for practicing linking verbs, featuring fill-in-the-blank exercises with sample answers.

Task Explanation:

The task involves filling in the blanks with linking verbs. Linking verbs do not show action but instead rename or describe the subject. Common linking verbs include is, was, were, are, am.

Solution:

Let's analyze each sentence and determine the appropriate linking verb to fill in the blank.

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#### 1. We ________ going to the game tonight.
- The correct answer is already provided: are.
- Sentence: "We are going to the game tonight."

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#### 2. You ________ going to buy me a Christmas gift.
- The subject is "You," which requires the linking verb are.
- Sentence: "You are going to buy me a Christmas gift."

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#### 3. They ________ a good group of students to take on a field trip.
- The subject is "They," which requires the linking verb are.
- Sentence: "They are a good group of students to take on a field trip."

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#### 4. He ________ a good student in my class.
- The subject is "He," which requires the linking verb is.
- Sentence: "He is a good student in my class."

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#### 5. You ________ talking too much in the class.
- The subject is "You," which requires the linking verb are.
- Sentence: "You are talking too much in the class."

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#### 6. They ________ going to the movies after school.
- The subject is "They," which requires the linking verb are.
- Sentence: "They are going to the movies after school."

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#### 7. She ________ the one who organized the birthday party.
- The subject is "She," which requires the linking verb is.
- Sentence: "She is the one who organized the birthday party."

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#### 8. He ________ going to take out the trash after dinner.
- The subject is "He," which requires the linking verb is.
- Sentence: "He is going to take out the trash after dinner."

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#### 9. He ________ going to say something, but then he forgot what he was going to say.
- The subject is "He," which requires the linking verb was (past tense).
- Sentence: "He was going to say something, but then he forgot what he was going to say."

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Final Answers:

1. are
2. are
3. are
4. is
5. are
6. are
7. is
8. is
9. was

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{\text{are, are, are, is, are, are, is, is, was}}
\]