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Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs
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100
Action Verb
expresses a physical or mental activity
100
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall and bought a new shirt.
walked, bought
100
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
is
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 which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.
sprinted - action
200
Linking Verb
connects the subject to something about the subject
200
Identify the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Before the explosion, 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 which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
tasted - action
300
Helping Verb
helps the main verb in a verb phrase
300
Identify the action verb(s) 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, have
300
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND which type they are: Betty looked sick all morning.
looked - linking
400
Verb phrase
helping verb(s) plus main verb
400
Identify the action verb(s) and the subject(s) in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
verb - dancing subjects - Luke, Samantha
400
Identify the subject, linking verb, and adjective in the following sentence: Marsha was extremely upset about her failing grade on the test.
Marsha, was, 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.
could, have, and been
400
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND which type(s) they are: Is Samantha planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight?
is - helping planning - action
500
What is the difference between the word(s)s after a linking verb and the word(s) after a helping verb?
Linking verbs are followed by adjectives. Helping verbs are followed by main verbs, which could be action or linking verbs.
500
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
verb - listened subject - Mrs. Munday
500
Identify the subject(s), linking verb(s), and adjective(s) in the following sentence: Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious, but now they are moldy.
cookies, tasted, delicious they, are, moldy
500
Identify the helping verb(s) in the following sentence: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
will, be
500
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
would, have, been - helping sleeping - action was - linking