Definitions
Action Verb
a verb that described what someone or something is doing.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
Walked.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
Is
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
Is
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.
Sprinted (AV).
Linking Verb
a verb that works as a link between the subject and information about the subject
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Drove
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
Became
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
Was
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Tasted (AV).
Helping Verb
a word that helps the action verb and gives more detail about the action verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Questioned
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
Were
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
Should and have.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty seemed sick all morning.
Seemed (LV).
Subject
What is what the entire sentence is about.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
Dancing
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 and Marsha is being linked to upset.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
could, have and been.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Is Samantha planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight?
Is (HV) and planning (AV).
Define: action, linking, and helping verb
action- a word that describes or shows what someone or something is doing; linking- a word that connects the subject to something else about the subject; helping- a verb that helps the main verb
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday.
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
Tasted and are. Cookies is being linked to delicious AND they is being linked to moldy.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
will and be
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
Would (HV), have (HV), been (HV), sleeping (AV) and was (LV).