Verbs

What tells what action someone or something is performing?

• linking verb

• action verb

• helping verb

• main verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

An action verb is __________ if the receiver of the action is named in the sentence.

• transitive

• intransitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

An action verb is __________ if there is no receiver of the action named in the sentence.

• transitive

• intransitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the action verb(s) in the following sentence:

The crowd cheered wildly when the team scored.

• cheered, wildly

• scored, wildly

• cheered, scored, wildly

• cheered, scored

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence and label it transitive or intransitive:

A fierce blizzard hit the Northeast.

• hit - transitive

• hit - intransitive

• fierce - transitive

• fierce - intransitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

Find the verb(s) in the following sentence and label it transitive or intransitive:

The work crew never arrives on time.

• arrives - transitive

• arrives - intransitive

• never - transitive

• never - intransitive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a verb that connects (links) a subject with a word that describes or identifies it?

• helping verb

• linking verb

• action verb

• main verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence:

Matt Perez will be the captain of the team.

• will be

• be

• will

• of

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb(s) in the following sentence:

This chili tastes bland.

• bland

• tastes

• this

• chili

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is added before another verb to make a verb phrase?

• linking verb

• main verb

• action verb

• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A