Identifying Helping Verbs in Sentences

The video tutorial introduces the concept of main and helping verbs, emphasizing the importance of helping verbs in assisting main verbs. It provides examples of how helping verbs can change the mood or tense of a sentence. The tutorial reiterates the necessity of helping verbs and concludes with a recap of the key points discussed.

What does the main verb need to complete its job?

• A subject

• A preposition

• An object

• A helping verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following is an example of a helping verb?

• Dance

• Jump

• Sing

• Could

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What should you do anytime life gives you the chance?

• Laugh

• Sing

• Dance

• Jump

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What must helping verbs assist?

• The preposition

• The object

• The main verb

• The subject

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What can helping verbs influence in a sentence?

• The mood or tense

• The subject

• The preposition

• The object

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the main focus of the song?

• Main verbs

• Objects

• Helping verbs

• Subjects

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the repeated need expressed by the main verb?

• A subject

• An object

• A preposition

• A helping verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A