Verb Review 1

What is an action verb?

• a physical action that the subject performs

• a mental action that the subject performs

• both physical or mental action that the subject performs

• expresses a state of being of what the subject is or is like

Which group lists only examples of linking verbs?

• jump, skip, run

• am, is, are, was, were, has, have, be, been, being

• feel, taste, look, seem, grow, become, smell, appear

• both b and c

What is a linking verb?

• expresses physical actions

• expresses a state of being or connects (or links) the subject of the sentence to the predicate

• expresses a mental action

• describes a noun or pronoun

What is the action verb? Frank called us to get the location of the party.

• called

• get

• Frank

• party

What is the verb in the following sentence?

I ran two miles on yesterday.

• yesterday

• miles

• two

• ran

What is a verb phrase?

• the subject of the sentence

• the main verb plus the helping verb

• links the subject in the predicate

• a linking verb

Identify the verb phrase.

Mr. Lloyd has been working for the past few days.

• working

• has working

• been working

• has been working

Identify the action verb.

Courtney looked at her friend.

• looked

• Courtney

• friend

• at her friend

Identify the underlined verb as action or linking.

The clouds appear to be angry.

• action

• linking

What is a subject complement?

• expresses an action

• the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb that renames or describes the subject of the sentence.

• expresses a state of being