Action and Linking Verbs

Ethan is writing a story and he wants to describe an action. Which type of verb should he use?

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• State verb

• Action verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

During a relay race, what action verb best describes what John and Madison are doing?

• sitting

• running

• walking

• thinking

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In a sentence, Jordyn is a diligent student. Which type of verb connects the subject 'Jordyn' to the adjective 'diligent'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Transitive verb

• Intransitive verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

John is running fast. Which word is a linking verb in this sentence?

• John

• is

• running

• fast

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Jase is thinking about a sentence he read in a book: 'Luis quickly ran to the store.' Alayna argues that 'ran' is an action verb because it's a physical action. Trey, however, believes that action verbs can also be mental actions, not just physical. Is Trey correct?

• True

• Only physical actions can be action verbs

• False

• Only mental actions can be action verbs

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Evan is writing a story and he uses a linking verb in a sentence. Does this mean that the sentence shows action?

• False

• Only in certain cases

• Sometimes

• True

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

During a school play, Luis said: 'The costumes ___ beautiful.' Choose the correct linking verb to complete Luis's sentence.

• is

• were

• are

• have

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

During the library period, Alayna ___ a book while Larson was searching for one. Choose the correct action verb for Alayna.

• watches

• reads

• eats

• writes

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

John is writing a sentence and he wants to replace a verb with a form of 'be'. Which type of verb should John replace?

• Transitive verb

• Helping verb

• Action verb

• Linking verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Yesterday, Evan and Jordyn had a race. Who jumped over the hurdle first?

• Evan

• Jordyn

• John

• Larson

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CCSS.L.3.1A