4E Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs

Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs

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Action Verbs

These verbs express movement and are commonly used for all actions and mental activity.

Linking Verbs

These verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or an adjective that renames or describes the subject.

Helping Verbs

These verbs used before an action or linking verb to convey additional information.

Multiple Choice

5. Which sentence has an underlined action verb?

• I am a Filipino.

• I can speak Japanese, too.

• I speak Filipino.

Multiple Choice

6. Which sentence has an underlined linking verb?

• My mom cooks adobo.

• We eat adobo during weekends.

• It really smells good.

Multiple Choice

7. Which sentence has an underlined helping verb?

• The students participate in a salu-salo.

• I will bring kakanin next year.

• Last year, I brought chicharon.

Multiple Choice

8. Which sentence uses "is" as a linking verb?

• My teacher is Gng. Jet.

• She is teaching Filipino.

Multiple Choice

9. Which sentence uses "are" as a helping verb?

• The students are excited to attend the celebration.

• They are helping each other in putting up the banderitas.

Multiple Choice

10. Which sentence has a helping verb?

• I can help you decorate the classroom.

• That sounds great!

Multiple Choice

11. Which sentence has an action verb?

• The decorations look cool.

• They looked around the campus.

Multiple Choice

12. Which is a verb phrase?

• should dance

• should

• dance

Multiple Choice

13. What is the main verb in the sentence below?

Tommy and Ron will perform in class.

• will

• perform