Action Verbs and Linking Verbs

What is a linking verb?

• a verb that joins two additional verbs

• not really a verb, it describes a verb

• a verb that connects a subject with a noun or adjective

• a verb that negates another verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is an action verb?

• a verb that tells what the subject is doing

• a verb that is happening now, present tense

• a verb that shows motion

• a verb that is done by the object of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Some words can be an action verb or a linking verb, depending on context of the sentence.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The word "think" is an action verb.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The word "dance" is an action verb.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The word "sleep" is a linking verb.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

The word "was" is a linking verb.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence, "The flower smells nice," is the word "smells" a linking verb or an action verb?

• linking verb

• action verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence, "The girl smells the flower," is the word "smells" a linking verb or an action verb?

• linking verb

• action verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence, "The book looks interesting," is the word "looks" a linking verb or an action verb?

• linking verb

• action verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B