Action Verb
Direct Object
Main Verb/Helping Verbs
Linking Verb
Present Tense
100

A hurricane struck the island.

What is struck?

100

Scientists study the planets.

What is planets?
100

The sun has risen over the town.

What is has (helping) and risen (Main verb)?

100

Canaries are delightful pets.

What is are (linking verb) Canaries-pets?

100

She (wash, washes) her face.

What is washes?

200

Waves crashed over the rocks near the shore.

What is crashed?

200

They carefully record their observations.

What is observations?


200

A rooster is crowning in the yard.

What is is (helping) and crowning (main verb)?

200

My canary is a good singer.

What is is (linking) canary-singer?

200

Her brother (worries, worry) about the rain.

What is worries?

300

The wind blew fiercely.

What is blew?

300

They make vital discoveries.

What is discoveries?


300

Birds were calling to each other.

What is were (helping) and calling (main verb)?

300

Her song seem very loud.

What is seem (linking) songs-loud?

300
Mom (watch, washes) our progress.

What is watches?

400

Trees bent in the wind.

What is bent?

400

Some own telescopes.

What is telescopes?

400

The children have awakened because of the noise.

What is have (helping) and awakened (main verb)?
400

She looks beautiful to me.

What is looks (linking) she-beautiful?

400

I (dress, dressed) quickly.

What is dress?

500

Then heavy rains fell.

What is fell

500

Others use cameras with a special lens.

What is camera?

500

They are eating fruit and cereal.

What is are (helping) and eating (main verb)?

500

Her feathers appear yellow.

What is appear (linking) feathers-yellow?

500

Alice (fix, fixes) her long hair.

What is fixes?

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