Action Verbs, Verb Phrases, and Linking Verbs #2

Identify the verb phrase:

The choir was singing a song from the new movie.

• from the new movie

• was singing

• was singing a song

• singing

Identify the verb:

The student rushed through his test.

• rushed

• rushed through

• student rushed

• through

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

Identify the verb in the sentence below.

Water flows freely down the mountain.

• flows

• flows freely

• down

• flows freely down

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence.

Mia was writing today.

• was

• writing

• was writing

• Mia was writing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence.

Ryan had been running to the playground.

• had been

• been running

• had been running to

• had been running

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

_{What is the action verb in the sentence?}

My mother carried the bowl.

• My

• mother

• carried

• bowl

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

Mrs. Baker is forty-two years old.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

Bob will retire in twenty more years.

• action verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

The class cheered during the game.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

Susan looked for her new pencil.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B