Main Helping and Linking Verbs

_{What is the action verb in the sentence?}
My mother carried the bowl.

• My
• mother
• carried
• bowl

_{Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it. What is the linking verb in this sentence?}

Kevin is a White Bear Lake firefighter.

• Kevin
• is
• White Bear Lake
• firefighter

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

Mrs. Baker is forty-two years old.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

In twenty more years, Bob will retire.

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

The class cheered during the game.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

I will go to the farm this weekend.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

Susan looked for her new pencil.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

_{In the following sentence is "are" a helping or a linking verb?}

You are working very hard on this material.

• helping verb
• linking verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

I did all of my homework.

• action verb
• helping verb
• linking verb

_{What type of verb is the word in red?}

The boy mowed the lawn. 

• action verb
• linking verb
• helping verb