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Helping verbs
Main Verbs
Identifying Verbs
From Past Lessons
100
What is the definition of a verb?
A word that expresses action or a state of being.
100

What does a helping verbs do?

It helps the main verb be more specific - expressing the action or a state of being.

100
What do main verbs do?
They express action or a state of being.
100
What is the verb or verb phrase? (The dog barked all night.)
barked
100

What is a noun?

a word for a place, person, thing, or idea.

200
Does every sentence have a verb?
Yes.
200
What is the helping verb in the sentence? (Mr. Rivera can speak in french.)
Can
200
What is the verb in this sentence. (I will do the dishes.)
do
200
What is the verb or verb phrase? (Is a firefly a kind of beetle.)
Is
200

What is an adjective?

A word that describes a noun.

300
Does a helping verb have to be right next to the main verb.
No, it can be separated by not.
300

Name 3 helping verbs

can, may, might, could, should, would, am, is, are, was, were, have, had, has, will

300
What is the definition of a main verb?
A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being.
300
What is the verb or verb phrase? (The dog should have been fed by now.)
should have been fed
300

What is a pronoun?

A word that replaces the noun.

400

What is the deference between a helping verb and main verb?

Helping verbs help the verb be more specific and can not be in a sentence by themselves. Verbs are the action in a sentence and can stand by themselves.

400
Name all of the helping verbs.
am, are, be, been, being, can, could, did, do, does, had, has, have, is, may, must, might, shall, should, will, was, were, would.
400

How many main verbs can be in a sentence?

two or more

400
What is the verb or verb phrase? (Is China in Asia?)
Is
400

Who is the protagonist of a story?

The main character in a story.

500
Find a word that is a helping verb and main verb?
is and do
500
What is a helping verb also called?
auxiliary verb.
500

What are main verbs also called?

action verbs

500

What is the verb or verb phrase? (I must finish my Christmas cards today.)

must finish

500

What is the climax of a story?

The most interesting part of the story.

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