Types of Verbs

What type of verb is the underlined word.

Akelia was singing in the shower.

• Linking Verb

• Helping Verb

• Action Verb

• Mental Verb

Answer explanation

The verb 'was' shows tense. It also comes before an action verb, and helping/auxiliary verbs usually accompany action verbs.

It was challenging for my sister to complete her assignment.

• Helping and Action Verb

• Mental Verb and Action Verb

• Mental and Linking Verb

• Linking and Action Verb

Answer explanation

The word 'was' is accompanied by the adjective challenging. That word is describing the state of soemthing which makes was a linking verb. To Complete is an action that can be done and seen.

The ocean looked peaceful that fine Tuesday.

• Linking Verb

• Mental Verb

• Helping Verb

• Verbal

Don’t you remember the beach we went to last year?

• Linking Verb

• Verbal

• Mental Verb

• Action Verb

Answer explanation

Remember has to do with a mental process which makes it a Mental Verb.

The constant eating is unhealthy.

• Action Verb

• Verbal

• Mental Verb

• Linking Verb

Answer explanation

The verbal eating could not have been anything else because it came after an article (the). The article indicates it is functioning as a noun and not an actual action being done.

You may leave class when the bell rings.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

• Verbal

• Helping Verb

Answer explanation

Remember, is, am, are etc are not the only helping verbs. The word is not what you ar elooking for, it is the function. In this sentence may accompnaies another verb ehich makes it a helping verb.

The man appeared suddenly right in front of me.

• Verbal

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

That old lady appears somewhat sad.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

• Mental Verb

• Helping Verb

Maria thinks online schooling is much more fun.

• Mental Verb and Action Verb

• Action Verb and Verbal

• Mental Verb and Verbal

• Action Verb and Mental Verb

Deandra loves Sunday morning jogging.

• Mental Verb and Action Verb

• Action Verb and Verbal

• Two Action Verbs

• Helping Verb and Verbal