Verbs

What is the action verb in the sentence?
I believe it will rain today.

• believe
• will
• rain
• today

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.

• My
• mother
• carried
• platter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.

• My
• mother
• carried
• platter

Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Kevin is a Bellevue fireman.

• Kevin
• is
• Bellevue
• fireman

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in the sentence?
The glass looked dirty.

• The
• glass
• looked
• dirty

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the verb and is it an action or linking verb?
The factory coughed puffs of steam out of its smokestacks.

• coughed - action
• cough - linking
• out - action
• out - linking

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
Jeffrey has hit the most home runs.

• home runs
• most
• has
• hit

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The puppy has been barking for an hour.

• main verb
• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The witnesses were being questioned by the police.

• main verb
• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?
The witnesses were being questioned by the police.

• main verb
• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B