Action Verbs
What is the action verb in the following sentence:
Europeans explored far away lands.
What is explored?
Ms. Terrell was our English teacher.
What is was?
The students appeared from behind the curtain when they were caught.
What is the verb and type?
What is appeared and action?
These always appear in pairs ... for example: both...and, either...or, not only... but
What are correlative conjunctions?
of, to, from
What are prepositions?
What is the action verb in the following sentence:
Nick created a roll cage in the Ag Shop.
What is created?
We are late. What is the linking verb in the sentence.
What is are?
The koala tastes a leaf.
What is the verb and type?
What is tastes and action?
These connect words or groups of words that are similar.
What are coordinating conjunctions?
fast, again, soon, far
What are adverbs?
Every plant grows slowly. What is the action verb in the sentence.
What is grows?
We were fearful of the unusually violent winds. What is the linking verb in the sentence.
What is were?
Shelby felt relieved after the test.
What is the verb and type?
What is felt and linking?
These show how one clause is related to another - and are used at the beginning of adverb clauses.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
is snoring, will be ringing, are controlling
What are progressive verbs?
Migratory birds and mocking birds often fly through her little haven. What is the action verb in the sentence.
What is fly?
As he climbed the tower, Willis felt totally confident. What is the linking verb in the sentence.
What is felt?
I smell roses often.
What is the verb and type?
What is smell and action?
and, or, but
What are coordinating conjunctions?
have discovered, have lived, have completed
What are present perfect tense verbs?
Residential birds like cardinals and bluejays spend their lives there. What is the action verb in the sentence.
What is spend?
The baby rabbit remained still until the dog passed by. What is the linking verb in the sentence.
What is remained?
The plants look healthy.
What is the verb and type?
What is look and linking?
although, since, before
What are subordinating conjunctions?
has (occurred), will (pass), must (choose)
What are auxiliary verbs (and main verbs)?