Helping Verbs and Main Verbs

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Billy jumped over the fence.

• Billy
• jumped
• over
• fence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the verb in this sentence:
Sarah voted for the very first time!

• voted
• Sarah
• first
• very

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

Identify the verb in this sentence:
The students studied for the test.

• The
• test
• studied
• students

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

What is the verb?
I dreamed of a giant ice-cream cone.

• dreamed
• giant
• ice-cream
• cone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.

• My
• mother
• carried
• platter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The sun has risen over the town.
helping and main

• sun has risen
• has risen
• has risen over

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

A rooster is crowing in the yard.
helping and main

• rooster is crowing 
• is
• is crowing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Birds were calling to each other.
helping and main

• birds were
• were calling
• calling

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

The children have awakened because of the noise.
helping and main

• have awakened
• awakened
• children have

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

They are eating fruit and cereal.
helping and main

• they are eating
• are eating
• eating fruit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D