Action or Linking Verbs
Sentences
Subject/Verb Agreement
Principal Parts
100

Name the verb type.   Our neighbor's dog is a Jack Russell.

What is a linking verb- Jack Russell links to dog 

100

s, frag, or r.o. Rembrandt painted Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer in 1653,it is an excellent example of his use of light.  

What is a run on sentence 

100

Either the librarian or her assistants (is, are) always on duty. 

What is are

100

Trevor (past of call) three times before he got an answer. 

What is called

200

Name the type of verb.  The junior class will be helping the senior class decorate for the Valentine's banquet.  

What is an action verb

200

s, frag, or r.o. Without the noise and congestion that we often associate with life in the big city.

What is a fragment. 

200

There (is, are) my suitcases by the ticket counter.

What is are

200

Sophie has (part participle of answer) all of my questions. 

What is answered.

300

Name the type of verb. Everett wrote his paper on Charles Dickens. 

What is an action verb

300

s, frag, or r.o. Migration is sometimes an incredible accomplishment, the Artic tern, for example, makes an 11,000-mile flight twice a year. 

What is a run on sentence 

300

Neither the students nor the teacher was, were) aware that a bird had flown into the room. 

What is was

300

I am (present participle of run) in the next race. 

What is running 

400

Name the type of verb.  Exercise and right eating are an important part of a healthy lifestyle. 

What is linking-part is being linked to exercise and eating 

400

s, frag, or r.o. Because there was no printing press when John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English, copies of his translation had to be handwritten. 

What is a sentence 

400

The class (has, have) finished their science projects. 

What is have

400

Every morning, class (present of to begin) at 8:30.  


What is begins