What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity?
Action verb
100
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sally walked to the mall.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the preposition.
Action verb = walked
Preposition = to
100
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
She is a very smart girl.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the adverb.
Linking verb = Is
Adverb = Very
100
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the two prepositions.
Helping verb = is
Prepositions = to, at
100
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Sondra sprinted during the race.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the preposition.
Sprinted = action verb
Preposition = during
200
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject?
Linking Verb
200
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the preposition.
Action verb = drove
Preposition = into
200
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the two prepositions.
Linking verb = Became
Prepositions = with, on
200
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Bobby was watching the football game on TV.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the main verb in the sentence and the preposition.
Helping verb = was
Helping Verb = was
Preposition = on
200
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the adjective in the sentence.
Action verb = tasted
Adjective = spicy
300
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase?
Helping verb
300
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Smith about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the preposition.
Action verb = questioned
Preposition = about
300
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the pronoun.
Linking verb = Were
Pronoun = we
300
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the preposition.
Helping verbs = should, have
Preposition = before
300
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Betty seemed sick all morning.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the adjective.
Linking verb = seemed
Adjective = sick
400
What is the term for what the sentence is about?
Subject
400
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Bill and Tina were dancing the night away at the prom.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the helping verb and the preposition.
Action verb = dancing
Helping verb = were
Preposition = at
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.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the adverb and two prepositions.
Was is the linking verb and Marsha is being linked to upset.
Adverb = extremely (to what extent?)
Prepositions = about, on
400
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the prepositions.
Helping verbs = could, have, been
Prepositions = in, over, for
400
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?
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the two prepositions AND the adverb.
Helping verb = is
Action verb = planning
Prepositions = on, for
Adverb = tonight (when?)
500
What is: 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
Action verb, linking verb, and helping verb
500
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence:
Mrs. Jacobson should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
Big time impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the two helping verbs and two prepositions.
Action verb = listened Subject = Mrs. Jacobson
Helping verbs = should, have
Prepositions = to, from
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.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the adverb.
Linking verbs = tasted, are
Cookies is being linked to delicious AND they is being linked to moldy.
Adverb = yesterday (when?)
500
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the main verb and the preposition.
Helping verbs = will, be
Main verb = attending
Preposition = on
500
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the subject in the sentence.
Helping verbs = would, have, been
Action verb/Main verb = sleeping
Linking verb = was
Subject = Lucas