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Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
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Action Verb
Action verbs describe what a person or thing is doing
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Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Jital walked to the mall.
AV: walked
100
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: Amy is a very smart girl.
LV: is
100
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Brandan is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
HV: is
100
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Angelina sprinted during the race.
(AV) sprinted
200
Linking Verb
Linking verbs describe a condition and connects the subject to a noun or adjective.
200
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Bryleigh drove her car to school.
AV: drove
200
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
LV: became
200
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Aryan was watching the football game on TV.
HV: was
200
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Hazel tasted the spicy salsa.
tasted (AV)
300
Helping Verb
Helping verbs come before the action/main verb. They help describe the verb.
300
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Kojo questioned Ms.K about her fabulously decorated star shirt.
AV: questioned
300
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
were (LV)
300
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: The dancers have practiced all day long.
HV: have
300
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Aiden seemed sick all morning.
seemed (LV)
400
Subject
Who or what the entire sentence is about.
400
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Nick and Kirstin were dancing the night away at the prom.
dancing (AV)
400
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.
LV: was Marsha is linked to being upset about her grade
400
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
HV(s):could, have and been
400
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Is Victoria planning her wedding?
is (HV) planning (AV)
500
Define: action, linking and helping verb
action verbs- describe what a person or thing is doing. linking verbs- describe a condition and connects the subject to a noun or adjective. helping verbs- help describe the action verb. They usually come before the action/main verb.
500
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs.Smith should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
AV-listened Subject -Mrs.Smith
500
Identify the action verb, and linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
AV: tasted LV: 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?
HV(s): 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) was (LV)