Definitions
Action Verb
It's a word that expresses an action
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sally walks to the mall.
walkes.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
She is a very smart girl.
is.
Identify the helping 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 runs in the race.
runs (AV).
Linking Verb
It is a word that connects the subject to the information about the subject.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Sheila drives her car everyday.
drives.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:
The teacher is frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
is
Identify the helping 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 tastes the spicy salsa.
tastes (AV).
Helping Verb
It is a verb that helps the main verb in a sentence
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Alex and Marsha ask Mr. Schlote about the homework.
ask
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were happy.
were
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should practice their routine before the performance.
should
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Betty is a smart student.
is (LV).
Subject
It is what the sentence is about.
it is the character of the sentence.
Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
dancing.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked":
Marsha was extremely sad about her grade on the test.
What is was and Marsha is being linked to sad.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby was looking over her notes for the test.
was
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Is Samantha playing outside?
is (HV) and playing(AV).
Define: action, linking and helping verb
What is: action- a word that expresses an action 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 sentence
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence:
Mrs. Munday listens to music everynight.
action = listens
subject = Mrs. Munday.
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence:
Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
tasted and are.
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you attend the church service on Sunday?
will
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are:
Lucas was sleeping because he was tired.
was (HV), sleeping (AV) and was (LV).