Verb game

Carlos was playing in the park. (identify the action verb)

• Carlos

• park

• Playing

• was

My mom was running around the park. (identify the linking verb)

• My

• running

• mom

• was

find out all words that are not an action verb

• run

• been

• dance

• were

find out all words that are linking verbs

• is

• look

• juggle

• are

Carla loves her new dress. (identify the action verb)

• loves

• Carla

• new

• her

what is a linking verb?

• a verb that connects the subject of the sentence to information about that subject

• a verb that helps the main verb describe the action

• a verb that describes what someone or something does

• are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns