Types of verbs review

What is a LINKING VERB?

• a verb that links :)

• a verb that shows action in a sentence

• a verb that shows what something is; state of being verbs

• a verb that helps out the main verb

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is a HELPING VERB?

• shows action, what you DO

• a part of speech

• state of being verbs, shows what you ARE

• part of a verb phrase, helps the main action verb by showing time

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is an ACTION VERB?

• shows action, what you DO

• a part of speech

• state of being verbs, shows what you ARE

• part of a verb phrase, helps the main action verb by showing time

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Type in the "be" linking verb in the following sentence:

Her favorite movie is Twilight.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Type in the "be" linking verb in the following sentence:

After the movie, we were too tired to go out for ice cream, so we went home.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose ALL of the answers that are forms of "to be"

• Am

• Is, Was

• Had

• Were

Answer explanation

Forms of "to be" (aka state of being verbs)

Am, is, was, were, are, be, being, been

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Write in the ACTION VERB of the following sentence:

The dog smelled a squirrel and started barking.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Write in the HELPING VERB of the following sentence:

I should write my essay tonight.

Answer explanation

Action verb = write

Helping verb = should

Verb phrase = should write

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What kind of verb is "looks" in this sentence?

Our new neighborhood looks very safe.

• action verb

• linking verb

• adverb

• helping verb

Answer explanation

Real talk: adverbs ARE NOT VERBS

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What kind of verb is "forgot" in this sentence?

Oh no, my sister forgot to feed the cat!

• action verb

• linking verb

• VeRBz

• helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B