linking and action verbs

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Li fished every night. 

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  A.Action verb 

• B.Linking verb 

Sarah seems sick. 
 

• A.Linking verb 

• B.Action verb 

Clarisse walks to school every day. 

• A.Linking verb 

• B.Action verb 

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Jasmine and Jana were Honor Society members. 
 

• Action verb 

• Linking verb 

Mari has been late to every meeting. 

• Linking verb

• Action verb 

Look at that picture! 

• A.Action verb

   

• B.Linking verb

Dora likes music.

• A.Linking verb

• B.Action verb 

The sky became darker as the storm approached.

• A.Action verb 

• B.Linking verb 

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?    The act of laughing is actually good exercise. In an average laugh, the heart. Lungs, and other organs get a brief workout. Laughing can clear up the respiratory system and speed up the heart rate. If the laugh is especially strong, it loosens muscles in the face, arms, and legs.

• Laughing can clear up the respiratory system and speed up the heart rate.

• The act of laughing is actually good exercise. 

What is the main idea of the following paragraph?   But laughter is more than exercise. Some scientists believe that laughter causes the body to produce a group of hormones. These hormones may then release natural painkillers that can reduce suffering from arthritis, allergies, or other ailments. According to this theory, laughter might actually trigger relief from pain

• A.Some scientists believe that laughter causes the body to produce a group of hormones.

• B.According to this theory, laughter might actually trigger relief from pain.