Identify the action verb in the following sentence:
Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
What is dancing.
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.
What is was and Marsha is being linked to upset.
400
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence:
In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
What is could, have and been.
400
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?
What is is (HV) and planning (AV).
500
Define: action, linking and helping verb
What is: 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
500
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence:
Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
What is 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.
What is 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?
What is 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.
What is would (HV), have (HV), been (HV), sleeping (AV) and was (LV).