Action, Being, Linking Verbs
Identify the verb phrase then determine if it is an action verb, being verb or linking verb.
All of my books have been read at least two times.
All of my books have been read at least two times.
Action (Book are not times)
Write the correct verb form for the verb in parentheses:
Sylvester (sneak) into the room and surprised Tweety Bird.
sneaked
Determine if the verb is used correctly in the sentence. If it is incorrect, what is the correct form?
We seen the smoke rising from the campfire
incorrect; saw
Add any missing punctuation or fix capitalization in the sentence below.
On May 19 2024 Mrs Hildebrand got married.
On May 19, 2024, Mrs.Hildebrand got married.
The man who discovered electricity.
EX: The man who discovered electricity was very smart.
Identify the verb phrase then determine if it is an action verb, being verb or linking verb.
Have you ever been on an island in the Caribbean Sea?
Have you ever been on an island in the Caribbean Sea?
Being
Write the correct verb form for the verb in parentheses:
Jack and Jill have (go) up the hill to get some water.
gone
Determine if the verb is used correctly in the sentence. If it is incorrect, what is the correct form?
May we go to Mike's house after school?
correct
Add any missing punctuation or fix capitalization in the sentence below.
Laura ingalls Wilder's book Little House On The Prairie tells several stories of encounters with indians.
Laura Ingalls Wilder's book Little House on the Prairie tells several stories of encounters with Indians.
Fix the run-on sentence below and diagram it.
I feel better, I may return to school tomorrow.
I feel better; I may return to school tomorrow.
I feel better, so I may return to school tomorrow.
Identify the verb phrase then determine if it is an action verb, being verb or linking verb.
By the end of class, Rachel was looking even sicker.
By the end of class, Rachel was looking even sicker.
Linking (Rachel is sicker)
Write the correct verb form for the verb in parentheses:
Jason is (lie) down now.
lying
Determine if the verb is used correctly in the sentence. If it is incorrect, what is the correct form?
Jesse accidentally busted one of Mother's China cups.
broke
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"Do you want to rest a bit, aunt Jill suggested, until you feel better?"
Diagram the sentence below.
My aunt and uncle have been traveling in Mexico.
Aunt
and have been traveling
Uncle
Identify the verb phrase then determine if it is an action verb, being verb or linking verb.
This report should have been your best composition this year.
This report should have been your best composition this year.
Linking (Report is a composition)
Write the correct verb form for the verb in parentheses:
He (bring) his trumpet to band practice last week.
brought
Determine if the verb is used correctly in the sentence. If it is incorrect, what is the correct form?
David was setting on the steps.
sitting
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Joel may I see the pictures of your trips to Dallas, Texas and Yellowstone National park last fall?
Joel, may I see the pictures of your trips to Dallas, Texas, and Yellowstone National Park last fall?
Diagram the sentence below.
In the forest was a splendid castle with great stone walls.
castle | was
Identify the verb phrase then determine if it is an action verb, being verb or linking verb.
The audience should remain in their seats.
The audience should remain in their seats.
Action (audience is not seats)
Write the correct verb form for the verb in parentheses:
I hope the baby hasn't (catch) a cold.
caught
Determine if the verb is used correctly in the sentence. If it is incorrect, what is the correct form?
After he drug the heavy box up to the attic, he had to rest.
dragged
Add any missing punctuation or fix capitalization in the sentence below.
For forty eight years J Edgar Hoover was director of the fbi in Washington D C
For forty-eight years, J.Edgar Hoover was director of the FBI in Washington, D.C.
Diagram the sentence below.
The knights of the castle wore beautiful armor and carried long spears; often they aided travelers in distress.
wore
knights and
. carried
.________
.
they | aided