Verbs

What is an action verb?

• Shows which action the subject is doing.

• Links or connects the subject.

• Describes the action.

• Tells you where the action happened.

What is a linking verb?

• Links or connects the subject.

• Describes the subject.

• Tells you which action the subject is doing.

• Tells you how they completed the action.

Select two linking verbs.

• Am

• Were

• Ran

• Walk

Select two action verbs.

• Ran

• Tasted

• Were

• Are

Select the linking verb in the following sentence:

Christian and Kallie are third graders at Al-Forsan International School.

• Christian

• Kallie

• Third

• Are

Select the linking verb in the following sentence:

I am excited that she did not give us any homework.

• Homeword

• Excited

• Am

• That

Select the linking verb in the following sentence:

The class has been well behaved.

• The

• Class

• Has been

• Behaved

Select the linking verb in the following sentence.

They are silly.

• They

• Are

• Silly

• None of the above.

Select the action verb in the following sentence.

The boy watched TV quietly.

• Boy

• Watched

• TV

• Quietly

Select the action verb in the following sentence.

The boy built a sandcastle at the beach.

• Boy

• Built

• Sandcastle

• Beach