Action and Linking Verbs

What is a verb?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that shows an action or state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following in NOT a verb?

• slithering

• hissed

• bitten

• snake

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

I can't wait to slurp up some spaghetti at dinner tonight!

• can't

• slurp

• dinner

• tonight

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

James is a really great student.

• action

• linking

• there is no verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a linking verb?

• a word that shows action

• a word that connects the subject of a sentence to further information about the subject

• a word that is connected to another word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb in the sentence below.

The teacher was very pleased with the students' test scores.

• was

• pleased

• teacher

• scores

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

Bertha whacked the ball out of the park, and stole second base.

• ball

  Bertha

• park

  stole

• whacked

  second

• whacked

  stole

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

The snow drifted lazily from the sky and blanketed the frozen ground.

• snow

  lazily

• drifted

  blanketed

• lazily

  frozen

• snow

  ground

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence.

The softly purring kitten is sleeping on the sofa.

• purring

• is

• sleeping

• sofa

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence below.

The surfer in California, rode the wave all the way to the beach.

• surfer

• rode

• to

• beach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B