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Verbs: Action, Linking, Main/Helping

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

We ate dinner last night at seven.

a)

dinner

b)

ate

c)

seven

d)

last

2.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Janet played soccer with her teammates.

a)
played
b)

soccer

c)

teammates

d)

her

3.

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

What should we bring to the party?

a)

party

b)

should

c)

the

d)

bring

4.
Identify the type of verb in the following sentence. The verb is red.
Every month, bands from across the country visit New Your City.
a)
Action
b)
Linking
5.
The boy mowed the lawn. 
a)
action
b)
linking 
6.
The girl was frightened.
a)
action
b)
linking
7.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
She seemed nervous.  
a)
she
b)
seemed
c)
nervous
8.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
There are many animals in the rainforest. 
a)
there
b)
are
c)
animals
d)
rainforest
9.
Identify the linking verb in the sentence.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
a)
cheetah
b)
fastest
c)
land
d)
is
10.

The runner was fumbling the ball.

a)

helping verb

b)

main verb

c)

verb phrase

d)

not a verb

11.

A player is passing the ball.

a)

main verb

b)

helping verb

c)

verb phrase

d)

not a verb

12.

What is the helping verb in the sentence?

His teammates are jumping for joy.

a)

jumping

b)

for

c)

are

d)

joy

13.

What is the main verb in the sentence??

He had waited for the perfect opportunity.

a)

had

b)

waited

c)

perfect

d)

opportunity

14.

True or False: The underlined word is a helping verb. Explain your answer.

Mrs. Morales may run through the obstacle course for Apex.

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