Helping and Linking Verbs

Identify the action verb:

They decided on a menu for dinner.

• menu

• they

• decided

• dinner

Identify the action verb.

I remembered the directions to your office.

• I

• remembered

• the

• directions

identify the action verb.

The four of us crowded into the backseat of the car.

• four

• us

• crowded

• car

identify the linking verb and the two nouns that are linked in the following sentence.

Thursday is Cathy's thirteenth birthday.

• Thursday, Cathy's -thirteenth

• Cathy, Thursday -thirteenth

• birthday, Thursday -thirteenth

• is, Thursday- thirteenth

Identify the linking verb and the two nouns that are linked in the following sentence:

Steve will be a pirate at the costume party. 

• will be, pirate-party

• will be, Steve- party

• will be, Steve- pirate

• Steve, pirate- costume

Identify the linking verb and the two nouns that are linked in the following sentence:

The answer appears incorrect.

• appears, answer- incorrect

• appears, the-incorrect

• appears, answer-the

• The, appears-incorrect

Identify if the verb in the sentence is a linking verb or an action verb.

7. Roger turns fifteen next week.

• Linking Verb

• Helping Verb

Identify if the verb in the sentence is a linking verb or an action verb.

She tasted the rich, red tomato soup.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Identify if the verb in the sentence is a linking verb or an action verb.

After the party, the room looked very messy.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Identify the main verb in the following sentence.

We should certainly leave soon.

• We

• should

• certainly

• leave