Linking Verbs vs. Helping Verbs

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Linking verbs do not express action.

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True

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Helping verb position: after main verb?

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False

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Verb in 'The tree house has stood for years':

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helping verb

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Linking verb in 'The pilot remained calm.'

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remained

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Is the underlined verb in the sentence a helping or main verb?: Some people were hoping to save the old tree house.

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main verb

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Linking verb in 'Your perfume smells delightful!'

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smells

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Is the underlined verb in the sentence 'We were reading about it in the newspaper.' a helping or main verb?

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helping verb

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Linking verb in 'The jars are full.'

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are

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Helping verb function

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Works with the main verb to indicate when an action occurred.

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Linking verb function?

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Connects subject to a noun/adjective.