Verbs-1/22/22

Verbs-1/22/22

By GEMPS MICHELOT

Recognizing Linking & Helping Verbs

Grammar & Composition

A linking verb....

• Doesn't express action.

• Links a word in the predicate to the subject.

Let's learn about ADVERBS

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Remember

• Some L.V. (to be) can also be helping verbs.

• Some L.V. can also be action verbs.

Multiple Choice

Adverbs can describe_____, ______, & ______.

• nouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adjectives, adverbs

• pronouns, verbs, adjectives

• verbs, adverbs, nouns

Multiple Choice

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
She ____ laid the baby in the crib.
**the adverb needs to tell how

• soon
• excitedly
• carefully

Multiple Select

Niagara Falls looks breathtaking.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
_____, I baked brownies.
**The adverb needs to tell when.

• Yesterday
• Wisely
• Here

Multiple Choice

Which adverb best completes the sentence?
Derek took his wagon ____.
**The adverb needs to tell where.

• happily
• outside
• later

Multiple Choice

Which adverb tells where?

• upstairs
• neatly
• excitedly
• later

Multiple Choice

Niagara Falls is a most spectacular natural wonder!

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Which adverb tells how?

• soon
• here
• later
• neatly

Multiple Choice

Which adverb tells when?

• early
• below
• accidentally
• inside

Multiple Choice

Which adverb tells to what extent?

• inside

• later

• very

• kindly

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

• neatly
• wrote
• shopping
• list

Multiple Choice

The water plunges over a cliff in two separate waterfalls.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.

• my
• always
• barks
• dog

Multiple Choice

The puppy's whine sounded pitiful. IN THE SENTENCE THE WORD SOUNDED IS USED AS WHAT TYPE OF VERB?

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?
The girls went upstairs to get their coats.

• girls
• went
• upstairs
• their

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?
Jackie went home early.

• went
• early
• home
• Jackie

Multiple Choice

ACTION VERB OR LINKING VERB: Most migratory birds travel the same paths each year.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They often tell when, how, where, or to what degree/extent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The American Falls lies within the United States

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb(s):

Mr. Humphrey most gladly gave the announcements about the winners.

• gladly

• announcements

• most

• most, gladly

Multiple Choice

Matthew Henry was a profound student of God's word.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb:

Ruben and Jeanine often write quietly on our white boards.

• write

• often, quietly

• boards

• quietly, white

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb(s):

Because she was tired, Kasey left early.

• tired

• early

• tired, early

• Because

Multiple Choice

Branson kicked the football between the goal posts.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb(s):

The angry dentist quickly filled both rotten teeth.

• angry, rotten

• quickly

• angry, quickly, rotten

• rotten

Multiple Choice

Its home state is New York.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Adverbs describe nouns and pronouns.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This flower appears smaller than tat one.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

Most adverbs end with -ly.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify the adverb(s):

My baby brother is sometimes too loud during the night.

• baby

• sometimes, too

• sometimes, too, loud

• my, baby

Multiple Choice

Caleb was a fearless warrior.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

The Horseshoe Falls lies within Canada.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Peter sounded the alarm when he saw the smoke.

• Action

• Linking

Let's lear about H.V.

A helping verb helps the main verb make a statement.

Multiple Choice

Ontario is its home province.

• action verb

• linking verb

VERB PHRASES

• Helping verbs + main verb (s)

• Is sometimes interrupted by other words.

• Jeremy has been working diligently on his project.

• The book can be found in the library.

• Do not quit now!

• Can Sophia play Volleyball?

Multiple Choice

The Niagara River is the source of both of these waterfalls.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

Has Kylie finished her piano lesson yet?

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

This river becomes part of the border between the United States and Canada. WHAT TYPE OF VERB DESCRIBES HOW THE WORD BECOME IS USED IN THE SENTENCE?

• action verb

• linking veb

Multiple Choice

How lovely you look tonight! LOOK?

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

The wolf has been reintroduced into the Yellowstone National Park.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

It carries the overflow from four of the Great Lakes.

• action verb

• linking verb

Multiple Choice

God freely gives grace to His children.

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

The pizza tasted great to the hungry players. TASTED

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Choice

I cant wait to taste the pizza!! TASTE

• Action

• Linking

TASK

• For the following verbs, write two sentences. Use the verbs as action verbs in the first sentence and as linking verb in the second.

• (1) sound, (2) appear, (3) look, and (4) taste