Verb Phrases (Helping & Main Verbs)

The jellyfish can sting you and that's very painful.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb
• helping verb

Those cows have eaten all the grass.
What type of verb is highlighted?

• main verb
• helping verb

Teresa is painting a picture of the famous runner.
What is the helping verb in this sentence?

• picture
• painting
• is
• the

Wilma had overcome serious physical problems. 
What is the helping verb in this sentence?

• serious
• overcome
• physical
• had

People will remember Wilma Rudolph's accomplishments for many years. 
What is the helping verb in this sentence?

• will
• remember
• years
• many

What word is the action verb?
They have been playing all day.

• have
• been
• playing

What do verbs do?

• They modify nouns or pronouns
• They express an action, condition, or state of being
• They modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
• They are used in a place of a noun.

What is an action verb?

• A verb that connects the subject with a word that gives info about the subject.
• A verb that connects with other verbs to form verb phrases.
• A verb that expresses physical or mental action

A helping verb.....

• helps the main verb.
• is the action of the sentence.
• describes the noun in the sentence.
• links the subject to the noun or adjective in a sentence.

The car is making an awful noise.
What is the verb phrase (or two verbs) in the sentence?

• The car
• is making
• awful noise
• car is