Grammar-6th grade

What is a verb?

• a person, place or thing

• expresses an action or state of being

• describes a noun

• takes the place of a noun

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Mrs. Jones painted her front door today.

• painted

• front

• door

• today

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

I wonder about the color red.

• color

• red

• about

• wonder

Linking verbs

• express an action

• do not express an action

• describe a noun

• describe a verb

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:

Red is a very bright color for a door.

• is

• very

• bright

• for

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:

The door looks beautiful.

• beautiful

• door

• looks

• the

A verb phrase has a helping verb and a main verb.

• True

• False

The helping verb forms tenses and helps the main verb.

• True

• False

Identify the helping verb in the following sentence:

Was Mr. Jones consulted about the red door?

• was

• consulted

• about

• door

Identify the main verb in the following sentence:

Was Mr. Jones consulted about the red door?

• was

• consulted

• about

• door