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Action Verbs Central
Linking Verbs - Say WHaaahT?
Helping Verbs
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100
What is a word that expresses a physical or mental activity?
Action verb
100
Identify the action verb and preposition in the following sentence: Sally walked to the mall.
Action verb = walked Preposition = to
100
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
Linking verb = Is
100
Identify the helping verb(s) and prepositions in the following sentence: Arthur is walking to the mall at five o'clock.
Helping verb = is Prepositions = to, at
100
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are. Also find the prepositional phrase: Sondra sprinted during the race.
Sprinted = action verb Preposition = during the race
200
What is a word that connects the subject to something about the subject?
Linking Verb
200
Identify the action verb and prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car onto the bridge.
Action verb = drove Preposition = into
200
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test. Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the two prepositions.
Linking verb = Became
200
Identify the helping verb(s), main verb, and preposition in the following sentence: Bobby was watching the football game on TV.
Helping verb = was Main Verb =watching Preposition = on
200
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Action verb = tasted
300
What is a verb that helps the main verb in a verb phrase?
Helping verb
300
Identify the action verb and prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Alex and Marsha questioned Mr. Smith about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Action verb = questioned Preposition = about
300
Identify the linking verb and the two words being linked in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty. Impress Mrs. Hoppe by identifying the pronoun.
Linking verb = Were We is linked to sweaty
300
Identify the helping verb(s), main verb, and prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The dancers should have practiced their routine before the performance.
Helping verbs = should, have Main verb - practiced Preposition = before the performance
300
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Betty seemed sick all morning.
Linking verb = seemed
400
What is the term for what the sentence is about?
Subject
400
Identify the action verb, helping verb, and preposition in the following sentence: Bill and Tina were dancing the night away at the prom.
Action verb = dancing Helping verb = were Preposition = at
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.
Was is the linking verb and Marsha is being linked to upset.
400
Identify the helping verb(s), prepositional phrase(s), and main verb in the following sentence Tell if the main verb is action or linking: In the morning, Gabby could have been looking over her notes for the test.
Helping verbs = could, have, been Main verb - looking (action) Prepositions = in the morning, over her notes, for the test
400
Identify the prepositional phrases, verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Is Annie planning on a new shirt for the dance tonight? .
Helping verb = is Action verb = planning Prepositions = on a new shirt, for the dance
500
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
Action verb, linking verb, and helping verb
500
Identify the action verb, helping verbs and prepositions AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Jacobson should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
Action verb = listened Helping verbs = should, have Prepositions = to, from
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.
Linking verbs = tasted, are Cookies is being linked to delicious AND they is being linked to moldy.
500
Identify the helping verb(s), main verb, and prepositional phrases in the following sentence. State if the main verb is action or linking: Will you be attending the church service on Sunday?
Helping verbs = will, be Main verb = attending(action) Preposition = on Sunday
500
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Lucas would have been sleeping if he was tired.
Helping verbs = would, have, been Action verb/Main verb = sleeping Linking verb = was