English Verbs

Is the bold red verb an auxiliary or main verb?

They are sleeping in their beds at the moment.

• Main verb

• Auxiliary verb

Is the bold red verb an auxiliary or main verb?

This book was written in the 1950s.

• Main verb

• Auxiliary verb

1. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him.

• TRANSITIVE

• INTRANSITIVE

2. I bought a bicycle so I can go to school faster.

• TRANSITIVE

• INTRANSITIVE

3. The boy laughed so much that milk came out of his nose.

• TRANSITIVE

• INTRANSITIVE

Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive?

I walked to the park yesterday morning.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Intransitive verbs have no direct object.

• True

• False

• Unknown

Directions: Is the highlighted verb action or linking in the following sentence?

It was a very old book.

• Action

• Linking

Directions: Is the highlighted verb action or linking in the following sentence?

They turned the pages of the yellow and crinkly book.

• Action

• Linking

Directions: Is the highlighted verb action or linking in the following sentence?

Alex seems annoyed by her brothers' silly games.

• Action

• Linking