Linking or Action? &
Transitive or Intransitive?
Transitive or Intransitive?
"Do you always drink soda with dinner?"
Identify the verb. Write T if it is transitive or I if it is intransitive.
drink- transitive (object- soda)
Dad gently (set, sat) the toys on top of the shelf.
set
Identify the verb in the sentence. "My mouth watered at the sight of the warm, juicy cheeseburger."
watered
Identify the verb phrase. Underline the helping verb(s). Circle the main verb.
"Do you know my mother, Wanda?"
Helping verb- do
Main verb- know
Verb phrase- do know
Rewrite the verb that is written incorrectly in the correct tense.
"Last week, we will learn about two-step equations and inequalities."
will learn -> learned
"The sand feels warm and soft between my toes."
Write L if the verb "feels" is linking in this sentence; write A if it is an action.
Linking
I (could of, could have) listened to you more intently.
could have
Identify the verb.
"Ugh!" Ryan moaned with frustrated.
moaned
Identify the verb phrase. Underline the helping verb(s). Circle the main verb.
"Jeff must not be working at Giant today."
Helping verbs- must, be
Main verb- working
Verb phrase- must be working
Write out the contraction.
"The dog ______________ (should have) been trained earlier."
should've
"I smell the rich aroma of chocolate whenever I pass that factory."
Write L if the verb "smell" is linking in this sentence; write A if it is an action.
Action
"Cory and Eric could play basketball for hours."
Identify the transitive action verb and its object.
object- basketball
Rewrite the sentence. Underline the noun(s), box the pronoun(s), circle the verb(s).
"Sarah is my best friend."
Nouns= Sarah, friend
Pronoun= my
Verb= is
Identify all parts of the verb phrase.
"Scientists have uncovered many fossils in that region."
have uncovered
Rewrite the verb that is written incorrectly in the correct tense.
"Overnight, the landscape transforms into a winter wonderland. We shrieked with delight, and tumbled into a pile of freshly fallen snow."
transforms -> transformed
"Last night, the toddlers played in the backyard."
Identify the verb. Write T if it is transitive or I if it is intransitive.
played- intransitive (no object- played what?)
As soon as I got home, I (laid, lay) my filthy uniform in the washing machine.
laid
Rewrite the sentence. Underline the noun(s), box the pronoun(s), circle the verb(s).
"Mrs. Welsh accompanies our choir on the piano at every concert."
nouns- Mrs. Welsh, choir, piano, concert
pronoun- our
verb- accompanies
Identify all parts of the verb phrase.
"Will you tell me a secret?"
will tell
The soccer players could not wait to take off (their, they're) muddy cleats after the game.
their
"She seems like a really good friend."
Write L if the verb "seems" is linking; write A if it is an action.
Linking
Menus are (laying, lying) on the counter for customers
lying
Rewrite the sentence. Underline the noun(s), box the pronoun(s), circle the verb(s).
"Will you carry my books to class for me?"
nouns- books, class
pronouns- you, my, me
verbs- will carry
Identify all parts of the verb phrase.
"We may not have learned that skill yet."
may have learned
I heard (your, you're) going to Florida next month.
you're