Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Adverbs

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.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

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.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

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

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The word "think" is an action verb.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

The word "dance" is an action verb.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

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.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• linking verb

• action verb

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CCSS.L.6.4A

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.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the sentence, "The boy looks out the window," is the word "looks" a linking verb or an action verb?

• linking verb

• action verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Select the linking verb below:

• were

• went

• walk

• wink