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What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity?
Action verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sally walked to the mall.
Action verb = walked
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
Linking verb = Is
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
Helping verb = is
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Sondra sprinted during the race.
Sprinted = action verb
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject?
Shows no action
Linking Verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Action verb = drove
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
Linking verb = Became
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
Bobby was watching the football game on TV.
Helping verb = was
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Action verb = tasted
What is a verb that helps the main verb or action verb in a verb phrase?
Helping verb
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Smith about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Action verb = questioned
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
Linking verb = Were
Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence:
The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
Helping verbs = should, have
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Betty seemed sick all morning.
Linking verb = seemed
What is the term for the person, place, thing or idea in the sentence?
Noun
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Bill and Tina danced the night away at the prom.
Action verb = danced
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked":
Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.
Was is the linking verb
Marsha is being linked to upset.
Identify the helping verbs in the following sentence:
In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
Helping verbs = could, have, been
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Is Annie planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight?
Helping verb = is
Action verb = planning
What is an action verb, a linking verb, and a helping verb
action- a word that expresses a physical or mental activity
linking- a word that connects the subject to something else about the subject
helping- a verb that helps the main verb in the verb phrase
Identify the action verb AND the helping verbs in the following sentence: Mrs. Jacobson should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
Action verb = listened
Helping verbs = should, have
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked":
Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
Linking verbs = tasted, are
Cookies is linked to delicious
They is linked to moldy.
Identify the helping verbs AND action verb in the following sentence:
Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
Helping verbs = will, be
Main verb = attending
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
Helping verbs = would, have, been
Action verb/Main verb = sleeping
Linking verb = was