Verbs Review Lessons 1-4

Does the following sentence have an action or linking verb? Maria played soccer all afternoon.

• Action

• Linking

Does the following sentence have an action or linking verb? Carl Sandburg was from Illinois.

• Action

• Linking

Does the following sentence have an action or linking verb? The pie plate feels hot.

• Action

• Linking

Pick out the helping verbs and main verbs: We had been studying for hours.

• HV: had; MV: studying

• HV: been, MV: studying

• HV: had been, MV: studying

• HV: had, MV: been

Pick out the helping verbs and main verbs: Rick will not watch horror movies.

• HV: will, MV: not

• HV: will not, MV: watch

• HV: not, MV: watch

• HV: will, MV: watch

Find the direct object in the sentence: The coach has already called two timeouts.

• timeouts

• coach

• called

• two

Find the direct object in the sentence: The scientist studied the dinosaur bones.

• scientist

• studied

• dinosaur

• bones

Find the predicate word (subject complement): The bus was very late.

• bus

• was

• very

• late

Find the predicate word (subject complement): Our principal is Mr. Lupo.

• Our

• principal

• is

• Mr. Lupo

Find the predicate word (subject complement): Lucy seems happy with her latest painting.

• seems

• happy

• latest

• painting