Definitions
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
Sentences
100

Action Verb

A word that expresses a physical or mental activity

100

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.

Walked.

100

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: Dad sounds cheerful.

Sounds

100

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.

Is.

100

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.

Sprinted (AV).

200

Linking Verb

A word that connects the subject to something about the subject

200

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.

Drove.

200

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.

Became.

200

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Luke was watching the football game on TV.

Was.

200

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.

Tasted (AV).

300

Helping Verb

A verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase

300

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Schlote about his fabulously decorated star shirt.

Questioned.

300

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.

Were.

300

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.

Should and have.

300

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty seemed sick all morning.

Seemed (LV).

400

Subject

What the entire sentence is about.

400

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.

Dancing.

400

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": The fruit smelled delicious.

Linking verb: smelled, and fruit is being linked to delicious.

400

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.

Could, have and been.

400

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Samantha is planning on wearing a new shirt for the dance tonight.

Is (HV), planning (AV), wearing (AV)

500

What are three words you can use to "test" whether a verb is a linking verb?

am, is, were, was, are

500

Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.

Action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday.

500

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.

Tasted and are. Cookies is being linked to delicious AND they is being linked to moldy.

500

Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?

Will and be.

500

Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.

Would (HV), have (HV), been (HV), sleeping (AV) and was (LV).