Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs
Direct Objects
Verb Tenses
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What is the definition of an action verb?
An action verb tells what the subject does
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What is the definition of a linking verb?
A linking verb links the subject with a word in the predicate.
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What is an auxiliary verb?
An auxiliary verb is all the other words in a verb phrase, they are also called helping verbs.
100
What is a direct object?
A direct object is the word that tells who or what receives the action in a sentence.
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What are the three main verb tenses?
Past, Present, and Future
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What is the action verb in this sentence? I placed the plant on the windowsill and hoped it would grow.
placed, hoped.
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What is the linking verb in this sentence: This newspaper feels damp.
Feels
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What is the verb phrase in this sentence: They did return home later with new information. What is the main verb? the auxiliary verb?
did return did- auxiliary return- main
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Use the following action verbs in a sentence: ran, swam
Acceptable answer: I ran towards the waves where my friend swam.
300
Use the following linking verbs in a sentence: am, taste
Acceptable answer: I am going to eat and hope the food tastes good.
300
Use the following auxiliary verbs in a sentence: were, did
accept acceptable answers
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Use the following action verbs in a sentence: wondered, bought, screamed.
Acceptable answer: I wondered what my friend bought me for my birthday. When I saw what it was I screamed.
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Use the following linking verbs in a sentence: look, become, feel
Accept any acceptable answer
400
Use the following auxiliary verbs in a sentence: might, do, will
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