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Find the action verb- say no action verb if it is a linking verb instead. The tiny baby rolled over onto her stomach in the crib.
What is rolled?
100
Linking, action or helping? The flag is red, white and blue.
What is linking flag=red, white and blue
100
Find the verb phrase- at least two verbs. "I am trying my best!"
What is am trying?
100
Remember: There are SIX tenses to consider: The elephant sprays the crowd on Saturday.
What is PRESENT Hint- if it ends in S it is going to be in present tense:)
100
Choose the correct word: The van (teared, tore) through the town at a high velocity.
What is TORE- irregular verb: tear, is tearing, tore, has torn
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Find the action verb- say no action verb if it is a linking verb instead. After the flood, the boats smashed against the pier.
What is smashed?
200
Linking, action or helping+main verb? The kind doctor was helping the feeble patient.
What is helping + main verb- AKA verb phrase
200
Find the verb phrase- at least two verbs. The books are collecting dust on the shelf.
What is are collecting?
200
There are SIX tenses to consider: What will you eat for dinner tonight?
What is FUTURE- will eat
200
The boys had (went, gone, goed) to the movies together last week.
What is had gone! I go, I am going, I went, I have gone
300
Find the action verb- say no action verb if it is a linking verb instead. Until the break of dawn, the young boy slumbers in peace.
What is slumbers?
300
Linking, action or helping+main verb? The daredevil catapulted off of the building.
What is ACTION- it's a daredevil- come on:)
300
Find the verb phrase- at least two verbs The polls have been closed for two hours.
What is have been closed?
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There are SIX tenses to consider: I have been working on my cooking for years!
What is PRESENT PERFECT: have been working
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What words are misspelled? Spell them correctly! The children relyed on their parents because they droped out of school at an early age.
What is relied and dropped Remember the spelling rules for REGULAR Verbs
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Find the action verb- say no action verb if it is a linking verb instead. Despite the nature of the crime, the thief was confident of his innocence.
What is NO ACTION VERB thief=confident so WAS is a LINKING VERB
400
Linking, action or helping+main verb? The pond had a layer of algae on it.
What is LINKING!! There is no action expressed- and it cannot be helping- b/c there is no main verb following!
400
Find verb phrase- at least two verbs- helping +main Did the cat get the canary?
What is did get? Remember the hint: ANSWER the question so the verbs line up together: The cat DID GET the canary.
400
There are SIX tenses to consider: We had purchased the concert tickets the day they went on sale last month.
What is PAST PERFECT: had purchased
400
The verb is SET- fill in the blank The teacher had ________ up the desks all in a row.
What is SET Today I set, I am setting, Yesterday I set, I have set Doesn't change- similar to PUT
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Find the action verb(s)- say no action verb if it is a linking verb instead. My fishbowl smelled terrible when I forgot to clean it.
What is FORGOT smelled is a linking verb because it is not an action to clean is something SUPER fancy called an INFINITIVE
500
Linking, action or helping+main verb? The start of fifth grade seems like yesterday.
What is LINKING? Seems is not an action verb!
500
Verb phrase please... The mayor will have been in office for 5 months this May.
What is will have been?
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The tiger pounced on its prey.
What is past= pounced
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After the storm, the tree had (fell, fallen, felled) right across the road.
What is FALLEN The tree falls, the tree fell, the tree has fallen:)