Action!
The runner sprints for 30 yards.
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Sprints
I am hungry.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Am
I should go to class soon.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Should go
A linking verb can be replaced by what in the sentence?
=
The hot dog pants while laying in the sun.
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Pants
Shaune was lucky to get out of there!
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Was
That kid can ride his bicycle by himself!
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Can ride
A verb shows action or otherwise helps to make a statement (helping verbs and linking verbs)
Activists question the status quo and look for a better way.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Question, look
We will be learning something new soon.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Will be
I promise I did not make that spill!
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Did make
(Not is an adverb)
Name the "to be" verbs.
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
When the actor acts, the director directs, and the camera records.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Acts, directs, records
They are waiting patiently.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Are
She would have been punished for her actions.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Would have been punished
smell, taste, look, feel, sound
Jose paints a portrait of Selena while she plays the piano.
What are the action verbs in this sentence?
Paints, plays
He and I were shopping at the same store.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Were
They have been waiting for class.
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
(Helping verbs include both linking verbs and action verbs)
Have been waiting
What is the definition of a linking verb?
A linking verb tells us what the subject is, not what the subject is doing. The most common linking verb is the verb 'to be.'