Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
100

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.

walked

100

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.

is

100
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
What is is.
200

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.

drove

200

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.

became

200
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
What is was.
300

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt.

questioned

300

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.

were

300
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
What is should and have.
400

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.

dancing

400

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

Marsha is being linked to upset

400
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
What is could, have and been.
500

Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Marcelo should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.

action = listened 

subject = Mrs. Marcelo

500
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.
What is tasted and are. Cookies is being linked to delicious AND they is being linked to moldy.
500

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?

will and be

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