Helping/Linking/Action Verbs
Fill in the blank:
Action verbs show what ___________________.
someone or something does
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
She kicked the ball.
Transitive
Both gerunds and participles can have this ending.
-ing
Infinitives always take this form.
to + verb
Fill in the blank:
Linking verbs connect the subject to ___________________.
nouns and adjectives that describe the subject
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
The baby cried loudly.
Intransitive
Gerunds are verbals that function as what part of speech?
Nouns
Infinitives can function as what parts of speech?
Nouns, adjectives, or adverbs
What kind of verb is in this sentence?
The sky is blue.
Linking
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
He closed the door.
Transitive
Is the verbal in the following sentence a gerund or participle?
The broken window needs fixing.
Participle
What part of speech is the infinitive verbal in the following sentence?
I like to read.
Noun
What kind of verb is have in this following sentence?
I have eaten lunch already.
Helping
What do transitive verbs have that intransitive verbs don't have?
A (direct) object
Is the verbal in the following sentence a gerund or participle?
Painting is my favorite hobby.
Gerund
What part of speech are the infinitive verbals in the following sentence?
To think is to be.
Nouns