Linking Verbs Are Your Friends

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Animals in the zoo were waiting for food. One linking verb is present.

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False

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Not a type of verb?

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Adverb

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Purpose of the substitution test?

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To see if the verb is action or linking.

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Max number of verbs in a verb phrase?

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four

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An action verb expresses...

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a mental or physical action

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A linking verb expresses...

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a state of being.

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Adverb interruptor:

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Comes between the main verb and helping verbs in a sentence.

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First step in finding verbs in a sentence:

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Remove prepositional phrases.

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Main verb in a sentence cannot be a...

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helping verb

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The boy mowed the lawn.

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action