Definitions
Action Verb
A word that shows an action
Identify the action verb: Sally walked to the mall.
walked.
Identify the other verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
is.
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
is.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.
sprinted is an action verb
Other Verb
Tells, not shows, how something is
Identify the action verb:
Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
drove.
Identify the other verb in the following sentence: The teacher was frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
was
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.
was.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
tasted is an action verb
Noun
Person, Place, Thing, or Animal
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
questioned.
Identify the other verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
were.
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
should and have.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty seemed sick all morning.
seemed is a other verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha danced the night away at the prom.
What is danced.
Identify the other verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": They were extremely upset about their failing grade on the test.
were
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
could, have and been.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Is Samantha planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight?
is is a helping verb and planning is an action verb
Identify the action verb AND the noun in the following sentence:
Mrs. Munday listened to the instructions from the policeman.
action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday.
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
are
Identify the other verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
will and be.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
would is a other verb, (HV), have is a other verb (HV), been is a other verb(HV), sleeping is an action verb and was is a other verb (LV).