Definitions
Action Verb
A word that expresses a physical or mental action
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Marina walked to the mall.
Walked.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: She is a very smart girl.
Is.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Sondra sprinted during the race.
Sprinted (AV).
Identify the noun(s) in the sentence: Daniel likes to eat hotdogs.
Daniel, hotdogs
Linking Verb
A word that connects the subject (noun) to something about the subject (adjective)
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Sheila drove her car into the bridge.
Drove.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: The teacher became frustrated with her students' grades on the test.
Became.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Harry tasted the spicy salsa.
Tasted (AV).
Identify the nouns in the sentence: I was so excited to see the Jonas Brothers in Chicago.
I, Jonas Brothers, Chicago.
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Alex and Camryn questioned Mr. Garcia about his fabulously decorated star shirt.
Questioned.
Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: After the basketball game, we were sweaty.
Were.
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence AND state which type they are: Taylor seemed sick all morning.
Seemed (LV).
Give an example of a pronoun.
He, she, it, they, I, me, you
Transitive Verb
A verb that has the action passed on to something.
The sentence usually answers "Who" or "What"
Identify the action verb in the following sentence: Luke and Samantha were dancing the night away at the prom.
Dancing.
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" and Marsha is being linked to upset.
Identify if the following verb is intransitive or transitive: The man is doing well at his new job.
(Is) Doing. The verb is intransitive (answers how the man is doing).
Identify the noun(s) in the sentence: Ben sings his song at the theatre.
Ben, song, theatre
Intransitive Verb
A verb that does NOT have the action passed on to something.
The sentence answer "When," "Where," or "How"
Identify the action verb AND the subject in the following sentence: Mrs. Munday should have listened to the instructions from the policeman.
Action = listened and subject = Mrs. Munday.
Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence and ALSO state what is being "linked": Yesterday, the cookies tasted delicious.
Tasted. Cookies is being linked to delicious.
Identify the verb and if it is transitive or intransitive: Gio wanted his sister to take a nap.
Wanted. Transitive (answers "who")
List an example of a common noun and a proper noun.
Common noun: (answer may vary)
Proper noun: (answer may vary)