!Linking, Action, and Helping verbs/verb phrases!

define action verb

• word that shows action or state of being

• modifies a verb

• a person, place or thing

• shows a physical or mental action

define linking verb

• shows an action or state of being

• shows a physical or mental action

• helps a verb

• links tape together

remember that linking verbs link the subject to a noun or pronoun renaming the subject, or an adjective describing the subject. REMEMBER THE EQUALS SIGN!!!

Find the action verb in the sentence.

The elephant slowly leaped over the fence.

• elephant

• slowly

• leaped

• over

find the action verb in the sentence.

James finally finished the race

• Finished

• James

• finally

• race

find the linking verb.

Jared is very happy about his test score

• happy

• about

• is

• score

find the linking verb.

the cookie tastes very delicious

• tastes

• delicious

• cookie

• very

define a helping verb

• a verb that helps the main verb express emotion, tense, or voice

• a verb that doesn't help another verb

• an action verb

• a verb that helps the subject express mood, tense, or voice

what is a verb phrase?

• a helping verb and a main verb

• a linking verb and a subject

• an action verb and a subject

• a helping verb

find the helping verb in the sentence.

Derek had gone to the store before, but he went again

• had gone

• gone

• had

• went