Definitions
Action Verb
What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity?
Jeff walked to the mall.
What is walked?
She is a very smart and intelligent girl.
What is she?
Julie is walking to the store at five o'clock?
What is walking?
Subrina sprinted during the race.
What is sprinted?
Linking Verb
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject?
Hunter drove his car into the bridge.
What is drove?
The teacher became frustrated with his students' grades on the test.
What is became?
James was watching the basketball game on TV.
What is was watching?
Diane tasted sour candy.
What is tasted?
Helping Verb
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase?
Kiara and Taniya questioned Mr. Thompson about his fabulously decorated bubble shirt.
What is questioned?
After the football game, we were sweaty.
What is were?
The dancers should have practiced before their performance.
What is should and have?
Betty seemed sick all evening.
What has seemed?
Subject
What the entire sentence is about?
John and Sam were dancing the night away at the military ball.
What is dancing?
Frankie was very upset with her failing grade on her test.
Why was Frankie upset?
In the morning, Libby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
What is could, have and been?
Is James planning on a new shirt for the party tonight?
What is planning?