This video tutorial introduces verbs, explaining their role in sentences. It covers three types of verbs: action, linking, and helping verbs, providing definitions, examples, and practice exercises for each. The video concludes with a review of the verb types and encourages viewers to practice identifying them in sentences.

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

• To provide additional information

• To describe the subject

• To link two sentences

• To tell what the subject is doing

Which of the following is an example of an action verb?

• Am

• Seem

• Have

• Jump

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence 'Sam waits for the school bus', what is the action verb?

• Sam

• Waits

• School

• Bus

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• Seem

• Eat

• Was

• Am

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'Sophia has brown hair', what is the linking verb?

• Brown

• Hair

• Has

• Sophia

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following is a helping verb?

• Yellow

• Happy

• Run

• Should

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'The boy may eat his peas', what is the helping verb?

• Boy

• May

• Eat

• Peas

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

How can you determine if a verb is helping or linking?

• By checking if it can be acted out

• By seeing if it comes before an action verb or describing words

• By looking at the sentence length

• By identifying the subject

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'The students are listening to Mr. Ken', what type of verb is 'are'?

• Describing verb

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Action verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence 'The class has questions', what type of verb is 'has'?

• Describing verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Action verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B