Verbs, Verbs, Verbs!

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What are action verbs?

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Action verbs are verbs that express physical or mental actions, like 'run', 'jump', or 'think'.

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What are linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, like 'is', 'are', 'was', and 'were'.

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What are helping verbs?

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Helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs, are used with main verbs to form a verb phrase, like 'will be', 'is running', or 'has eaten'.

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Identify the action verb in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks

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Identify the linking verb in this sentence: 'The flowers are beautiful.'

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are

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Identify the helping verb in this sentence: 'She has finished her homework.'

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has

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What is the main verb in this sentence: 'They are playing soccer.'

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playing

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What type of verb is 'was' in the sentence: 'He was happy.'?

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linking

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What type of verb is 'will be' in the sentence: 'She will be dancing.'?

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helping/main