Exploring Main and Helping Verbs in English

Exploring Main and Helping Verbs in English

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.1.1E, L.1.4C, L.2.6

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jackson Turner

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.L.1.1E
,
CCSS.L.1.4C
,
CCSS.L.2.6
CCSS.L.3.1A
,
CCSS.L.4.1B
,

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of verbs in a sentence?

To tell what action is being performed

To indicate the tense of the sentence

To connect nouns to descriptions

To describe the state of being

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Help

Run

Seems

Play

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes a linking verb from a main verb?

It describes an action.

It connects a subject to its complement.

It always precedes a noun.

It helps another verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role do helping verbs play in a sentence?

They assist the main verb in conveying additional nuances.

They link nouns to their descriptions.

They describe actions being performed.

They replace main verbs when the action is implied.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which verb in the sentence 'I am playing football' is the main verb?

Am

Playing

Football

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following verbs is commonly used as a helping verb?

Have

Dance

Look

Appear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'She is writing neatly', which word is the helping verb?

Is

She

Neatly

Writing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

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