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What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity?
Action verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sally walked to the mall.
Action verb = walked
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
Linking verb = Is
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
Helping verb = is
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Sondra sprinted during the race.
Sprinted = action verb
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject?
Linking Verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Action verb = drove
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
Linking verb = Became
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Bobby was watching the football game on TV.
Helping verb = was
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Action verb = tasted
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase?
Helping verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Smith about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Action verb = questioned
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
Linking verb = Were
Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence:
The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
Helping verbs = should, have
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Betty seemed sick all morning.
Linking verb = seemed
What is the term for the person, place, thing or idea in the sentence?
Noun
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Bill and Tina danced the night away at the prom.
Action verb = danced
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked":
Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.
Was is the linking verb
Marsha is being linked to upset.
Identify the entire verb phrase in the following sentence:
In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
Verb phrase = could have been looking
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Is Annie planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight?
Helping verb = is
Action verb = planning
Define action verb, linking verb, and helping verb.
action- a word that expresses a physical or mental activity
linking- a word that connects the subject to something else about the subject
helping- a verb that helps the main verb in the verb phrase
Identify the two action verbs the following sentence: Mrs. Jacobson listened to and followed the instructions from the policeman.
Action verb = listened, followed
Identify the linking verbs in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked":
Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
Linking verbs = tasted, are
Cookies is linked to delicious
They is linked to moldy.
Identify the helping verbs AND action verb in the following sentence:
Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
Helping verbs = will, be
Main verb = attending
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
Helping verbs = would, have, been
Action verb/Main verb = sleeping
Linking verb = was