Need with a couple questions !

in the following sentence, which word is the adverb?

marcia quickly ran up the steep steps.

quickly
ran
steps
steep

which noun is the subject of the following sentence?

the zebras live in a safe habitat at the zoo.

zebras
habitat
live
zoo

which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?

my sister begins college next month.
akimi will perform with her dance squad on friday night.
the oak tree blew over in the storm.
this soup tastes a bit too salty to me.

which of the following sentences contains a verb?

amanda swims faster than daniel.
i thought the movie was great.
we might go camping next weekend.
our math teacher assigns lots of homewor

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.

How did the english teacher ponyboy? the outsiders