Action Verbs
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
walked
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
is
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
is walking
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
drove
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher was frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
was
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
was watching
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
tasted (AV)
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Scott about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
questioned
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
were
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers are practicing their routine before the performance.
are practicing
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty was sick all morning.
was (LV)
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha danced the night away at the prom.
danced
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.
was and Marsha is being linked to upset
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
have been looking
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Samantha is planning on wearing a new shirt for the dance tonight.
is planning (HV)
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Yesterday, my mom made cookies and the cookies were delicious.
were and Cookies is being linked to delicious
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
be attending
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
have been sleeping (HV)