IDENTIFY VERBS

What is the function of a linking verb in a sentence?

• To connect the subject with a word that describes or identifies it.

• To show the action performed by the subject.

• To indicate the time of the action in the sentence.

• To provide additional information about the object.

What is the purpose of identifying verbs in a sentence?

• To understand the action, state, or connection of the subject in a sentence.

• To identify the subject of the sentence.

• To determine the tense of the sentence.

• To analyze the punctuation used in the sentence.

What type of verb connects the subject to the predicate?

• A linking verb

• An action verb

• A transitive verb

• An intransitive verb

What is the difference between a helping verb and a main verb?

• A helping verb is the only verb in a sentence.

• A helping verb assists the main verb by providing additional meaning, while the main verb conveys the primary action or state.

• A helping verb is always an action verb.

• A helping verb can never be used in the past tense.

What is an action verb?

• A word that describes a state of being.

• A word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A word that connects clauses or sentences.

What is a verb phrase?

• A phrase that describes an action or state of being.

• A group of words that includes a subject and a predicate.

• A verb phrase consists of a main verb and any helping verbs that accompany it. For example, 'will be going' is a verb phrase.

• A phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun.

Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: 'They should have finished their homework.'

• should have finished

• have finished

• should finished

• finished their homework

What is a helping verb?

• A verb that stands alone in a sentence.

• A verb that helps the main verb by extending its meaning.

• A verb that describes an action without a subject.

• A verb that is always in the past tense.

Give an example of a sentence with both a helping verb and a main verb.

• They are playing soccer.

• She runs fast.

• He will eat dinner.

• I have finished my homework.

What is the role of a main verb in a sentence?

• It describes the subject's appearance.

• It expresses the primary action or state of being of the subject.

• It connects the subject to additional information.

• It indicates the time of the action.