Exploring Action and Linking Verbs

Which word is the action verb in the sentence: 'Bill hit the ball'?

• Bill

• hit

• ball

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'I walk to school'.

• school

• to

• walk

• I

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the linking verb in the sentence: 'We are hungry'?

• the

• hungry

• We

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Find the linking verb in the sentence: 'The winner is Johnny'.

• The

• winner

• Johnny

• is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'I am eating my lunch', which word is the helping verb?

• I

• lunch

• am

• eating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the main verb in the sentence: 'Ed has taken the test'.

• test

• has

• Ed

• taken

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'They are watching television', which word is the main verb?

• are

• television

• They

• watching

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What type of verb is 'clinging' in the sentence: 'Charlie is clinging to a scrubby Bush'?

• Helping verb

• Action verb

• Main verb

• Linking verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the type of verb 'feels' in the sentence: 'Doug feels terrified'.

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Main verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'Charlie has gotten a grip on his fear', what type of verb is 'has gotten'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Main verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B