Exploring the 3 Types of Verbs

The video tutorial explains the three types of verbs: action, linking, and helping verbs. It begins by highlighting the importance of verbs in making sentences meaningful. Action verbs are straightforward, describing what the subject does. Linking verbs connect the subject to additional information, as shown in examples like 'Sarah is happy.' Helping verbs, often unnoticed, assist in forming complete sentences, as demonstrated in examples like 'I am jumping.' The tutorial emphasizes the necessity of these verbs for sentence clarity.

What is the primary function of verbs in a sentence?

• To describe the subject

• To link the subject to more information

• To make the sentence make sense

• To provide additional details

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

• is

• ran

• was

• have

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

• To describe an action

• To link the subject to more information

• To help the main verb

• To provide additional details

In the sentence 'The dog is smelly', what is the linking verb?

• the

• smelly

• is

• dog

Which of the following is NOT a linking verb?

• is

• was

• run

• have

In the sentence 'The lab was antiquated', what is the linking verb?

• the

• lab

• was

• antiquated

What is the purpose of a helping verb?

• To provide additional details

• To link the subject to more information

• To describe the subject

• To help the main verb

Which of the following is an example of a helping verb?

• smelly

• run

• is

• happy

In the sentence 'Sally was running on concrete', what is the helping verb?

• Sally

• concrete

• was

• running

In the sentence 'The boy has been crying', what are the helping verbs?

• boy

• has

• been

• crying