Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping Verbs

Choose the verb in each sentence.

We expect rain on Thursday afternoon.

• expect

• rain

• Thursday

• afternoon

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They decided on a men for dinner.

• They

• dinner

• men

• decided

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Bill carried the large flowerpot to the second floor.

• Bill

• carried

• flowerpot

• floor

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She walked two miles to the grocery store.

• stores

• grocery

• walked

• store

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The team scored its third touchdown in the fourth quarter.

• quarter

• team

• scored

• touchdown

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I remembered the directions to your office.

• remembered

• directions

• office

• your

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The dog barked at strangers passing the house.

• dog

• house

• barked

• strangers

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Many people worry about their jobs.

• people

• worry

• about

• jobs

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The airplane flew from Dallas to Chicago.

• airplane

• Chicago

• Dallas

• flew

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Alison wrote that story three years ago.

• wrote

• Alison

• story

• ago