Helping/Linking Verbs

Linking verbs do not express action.

• True

• False

The helping verb appears after the main verb.

• True

• False

What is the linking verb in the following sentence?: The pilot remained calm.

• pilot

• calm

• remained

• the

Is the underlined verb in the following sentence a helping verb or a main verb?: We were reading about it in the newspaper.

• helping verb

• main verb

What is the linking verb in the following sentence?: The jars are full.

• jars

• full

• are

• the

What does a helping verb do?

• its job is to be the most important verb in a sentence

• it helps an elderly woman cross the street

• it connects the subject to a noun or adjective in the sentence

• it works with the main verb to tell when an action happened

What is the linking verb in the following sentence: They are smart and respectful.

• They

• are

• smart

• respectful

What is the helping verb in the following sentence: They were laughing at his funny jokes.

• They

• jokes

• laughing

• were

Is the following underlined word a helping verb or linking verb? We can eat our snacks after school

• helping verb

• linking verb

Races in April are freezing!

• linking verb

• helping verb