Verbs: Action, Linking, Main/Helping

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

We ate dinner last night at seven.

• dinner

• ate

• seven

• last

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Janet played soccer with her teammates.

• played
• soccer

• teammates

• her

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

What should we bring to the party?

• party

• should

• the

• bring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the type of verb in the following sentence. The verb is red.
Every month, bands from across the country visit New Your City.

• Action
• Linking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The boy mowed the lawn. 

• action
• linking 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The girl was frightened.

• action
• linking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
She seemed nervous.  

• she
• seemed
• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
There are many animals in the rainforest. 

• there
• are
• animals
• rainforest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.

• cheetah
• fastest
• land
• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

The runner was fumbling the ball.

• helping verb

• main verb

• verb phrase

• not a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B