Exploring Types of Verbs and Their Functions

The video tutorial introduces the types of verbs: main verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Main verbs describe actions, linking verbs connect nouns or pronouns to descriptions, and helping verbs assist main verbs in forming tenses and moods. Examples are provided for each type, illustrating their functions in sentences. The video concludes with a summary and encourages viewers to take a quiz for further learning.

What type of word describes actions in a sentence?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the role of 'is' in the sentence 'She is a pretty girl'?

• None of the above

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Main verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which verb links a subject to its description without indicating an action?

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Helping verb

• Descriptive verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What does a linking verb do in a sentence?

• Links a noun to its description

• None of the above

• Describes an action

• Indicates time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the main verb in the sentence 'She is writing very neatly'?

• Is

• Writing

• Very

• Neatly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

In the sentence 'He has kicked the ball', what is the role of 'has'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Main verb

• Helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which verb indicates an action in the sentence 'They play in the ground'?

• Is

• Are

• Play

• Have

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which verb helps another verb to express tense or mood?

• Main verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Action verb

Tags

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 not a helping verb?

• Seem

• Play

• Was

• Are

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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 type of verb is 'will' in the context of forming future tense?

• Action verb

• Main verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B