Definitions
Action Verbs
State of Being Verbs
Helping Verbs
Sentences
100
Action Verb
What is: a word that expresses what the subject of a sentence is doing
100
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Connor trudged to the grocery store.
What is: trudged
100
Identify the state of being verb in the following sentence: Where are the Cascade Mountains.
What is: are
100
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Mrs. Wintermute's class is going to PE at two o'clock.
What is: is
100
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence: Jordan sprinted during the race.
What is "sprinted during the race."
200
State of Being Verb
What is: a word that does not show action, but says something about the subject
200
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Xzavier rode his bicycle over the bridge.
What is: rode
200
Identify the state of being verb in the following sentence: Alex is very happy with his new sneakers.
What is: is
200
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Roman was watching the football game on TV.
What is: was
200
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The hungry children ate their lunches gratefully.
What is "The hungry children"
300
Helping Verb
What is: a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase
300
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Danny and Roman are questioning Mr. Mack about his fabulously decorated Hawaiian shirt.
What is: questioning
300
Identify the state of being verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
What is: 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.
300
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Chris was sick all morning.
What is: was (SofBV).
400
Predicate
What is: the part of the sentence that tells something about the subject and includes the verb.
400
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Abbi and Sanaa were dancing to a Britt Nicole song in Abbi's living room.
What is dancing.
400
Which of the following is NOT a state of being verb: am, is, are, saw, was, were, be, being
What is: saw
400
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Jordan could have been looking over her notes for the test.
What is could, have and been.
400
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Has Faith finished her homework?
What is: has (HV) and finished (AV).
500
Compound Verb
What is: two or more verbs usually connected by "and"
500
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Mrs. Wintermute should have read and followed the instructions on the package.
What is: read and followed
500
What missing state of being verb would make sense in this sentence: You ___ the line leader, Elizabeth.
(Answer may vary) What is: are, be, were
500
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
What is will and be.
500
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Alexster would have been sleeping if he was tired.
What is would (HV), have (HV), been (HV), sleeping (AV) and was (SofBV).
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