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Action verbs
Linking verbs
Helping verbs
100
What is a action verb?
Tells what the subject is doing.
100
A verb that connects or links a subject to a noun.
What is a linking verb?
100
What is a helping verb
A helping verb helps to form some of the tenses of the main verb.
200
Pick out the action verb. I run everyday.
Run
200
Pick out the linking verb. I am scared of the dark.
Am
200
Find the helping verb You should probably leave.
Should
300
Pick out the action verbs. I was eating and I dropped my fork.
Eating, dropped
300
Pick out the linking verb. There is no need to worry.
Is
400
To tell what the subject is doing.
Hopefully you were paying attention! :) Why do we use action verbs?
400
Was, am
Pick out the linking verbs! There was a tornado yesterday, and I am still scared.
400
Find the helping verbs. We must leave, he will be waiting.
Must, will
500
hit, ran, catch, fell, missed.
Find the action verbs! He hit the ball and i ran to catch it but fell and missed.
500
Pick out the linking verbs. He is very smart and appears it to.
Is, appears
500
Pick out the helping verbs. I have had a headache for many days.
Have, had