Action Verbs and Linking Verbs

Define a linking verb?

• A verb that shows taste,smell,touch, and what you see

• A verb that joins words or word groups

• A verb that expresses a state of being. Also connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.

• A verb that helps the main verb express action or a state of being

What is the verb in the sentence below?
Phillip reads a few pages everyday.

• Phillip

• reads

• pages

• every

What is the verb in the sentence below?
Haley climbed the mountain on Friday.

• Haley

• Friday

• climbed

• the mountain

What is the verb in the sentence below?

Harriet taught the class about training the dogs.

• Harriet

• taught

• the class

• training

What is the verb in the sentence below?
Our class painted for many hours in the hot sun.

• painted

• hours

• sun

• our class

What is the verb in the sentence below?

Liza traveled on an airplane and a boat.

• Liza

• boat

• airplane

• traveled

Is the verb action or linking?
My new game is awesome.

• action

• linking

Is the verb action or linking?
The dog chased the squirrel up the tree.

• action

• linking

Is the verb action or linking?
She was sad during lunch.

• action

• linking

Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
Some dogs bark loudly.

• some

• dogs

• bark

• loudly