Definitions
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Santa walked to the toy shop.
What is walked.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is the best toy maker.
What is is.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Adam is walking to the workshop at five o'clock.
What is is.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Santa sprinted during the race.
What is sprinted (AV).
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Rudolph led Santa's sleigh.
What is led.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The elves were fast workers!
What is were.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the reindeer.
What is was.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Hannah tasted the hot cocoa.
What is tasted (AV).
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Mr. House questioned the literacy teachers about their fun Jeopardy game.
What is questioned.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the holidays, Santa and Mrs. Claus were sad.
What is were.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
What is should and have.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Rudolph had the brightest nose!
What is had (LV).
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: The elves were dancing the night away.
What is dancing.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Frosty the Snowman was fearful of melting!
Linking verb is was and Frosty is being linked to fearful.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: This morning, Gabby should have been looking for the Elf on the Shelf.
What is sould, have and been.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Samantha is planning to go to the parade.
What is is (HV) and planning (AV).
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Claus listened to the Christmas music.
What is action = listened and subject = Mrs. Claus.
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Yesterday, the cookies were delicious, but now they are moldy.
What is 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 Christmas parade?
What is will and be.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas should have been sleeping.
What is should (HV), have (HV), been (HV), & sleeping (AV).