Helping Verbs
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The cannibal asked "does this clown taste funny?"
What is "taste"?
Jason and his mom hacked the kids at the camp.
What is "hacked"?
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How many helping verbs are there?
This term comes from an old Irish folktale about a man named "Stingy Jack".
What is a Jack O' Lantern?
The Headless Horseman should have been riding instead of eating tacos.
What is "should have been"?
What is "looks"?
Jason felt sorry for some of the kids so he started his own camp.
What is "started"?
The kid played banjo on the porch.
What is "played"? Action
35 million pounds of this Halloween candy is produced every year.
What is candy corn?
Andrew will carve pumpkins this week.
What is "will"?
While I was running for my life from the pack of crazed zombie third graders, I felt a little sad.
What is "felt"?
Jason and his mom enrolled 300 campers the first weekend.
What is "enrolled"?
I'm glad I didn't go to sleep, I could have met Freddy Kruger!
What is "could have"? - helping
What is "met"? - action
This famous magician died on Halloween.
Who was Harry Houdini?
Michael Myers could have been a lawyer if only he stayed in school.
What is "could have been"?
I'm not sure, but I think the guy with the chainsaw looks like he is heading this way.
What is "looks"?
Some of the campers said they had more fun than at any other camp!
What is "said"?
Linus looks sad out there in the pumpkin patch alone.
What is "looks"? linking
The percent of Americans who pretend they're not home on Halloween.
What is 20%?
The zombie had already eaten lunch when the school bus crash happened.
What is "had"?
I don't have to outrun the zombie, I just have to outrun you!
What is "there is no linking verb"?
What is "seen"?
The college kids looked at Jason while he sharpened his hatchet.
What is "looked"? - action
What is "sharpened"? - action
This famous movie serial killer has a statue at the bottom of a lake.
Who is Jason Voorhies?