Action, Linking and Helping Verbs

Definitions

100

Action Verb

What is a word that shows what is being done

200

Linking Verb

What is a word that connects the subject to descriptive words

300

Helping Verb

What is a verb that helps the main verb because the main verb cannot stand by itself

400

Subject

What is what the entire sentence is about.

500

Define: action, linking and helping verb

What is: action- a word that shows what is being done; linking- a word that connects the subject to descriptive words; helping- a verb that helps the main verb because it cannot stand alone

Action Verbs

100

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

What is walked.

200

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

What is drove.

300

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

What is questioned.

400

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

What is dancing.

500

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

What is action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday.

Linking Verbs

100

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

What is is.

200

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teachers are disappointed with the students' behavior.

What is are.

300

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

What is were.

400

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and what is describing the subject: Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.

What is was and Marsha is being linked to upset.

500

Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being described: Those donuts were amazing!

What is were and donuts.

Helping Verbs

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 helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.

What is was.

300

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should practice their routine before the performance.

What is should 

400

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Gabby could look over her test but does not want to.

What is could

500

Identify the helping verb and main verb in the following sentence: Will you attend the church service on Sunday?

What is will-helping and attend-main

Sentences

100

Identify the verb in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.

What is sprinted (AV).

200

Identify the verb in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.

What is tasted (AV).

300

Identify the verb in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty seemed sick all morning.

What is seemed (LV).

400

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?

What is is (HV) and planning (MV).

500

Identify the verb in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would go to the movies.

What is would-HV go-MV