Action and Linking Verbs

What is a verb?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that shows an action or state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which of the following in NOT a verb?

• slithering

• hissed

• bitten

• snake

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

I can't wait to slurp up some spaghetti at dinner tonight!

• can't

• slurp

• dinner

• tonight

What type of verb is in the following sentence?

James is a really great student.

• action

• linking

• there is no verb

What is a linking verb?

• a word that shows action

• a word that connects the subject of a sentence to further information about the subject

• a word that is connected to another word

Identify the linking verb in the sentence below.

The teacher was very pleased with the students' test scores.

• was

• pleased

• teacher

• scores

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

Bertha whacked the ball out of the park, and stole second base.

• ball

  Bertha

• park

  stole

• whacked

  second

• whacked

  stole

What are the verbs in the following sentence?

The snow drifted lazily from the sky and blanketed the frozen ground.

• snow

  lazily

• drifted

  blanketed

• lazily

  frozen

• snow

  ground

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

Identify the linking verb in the following sentence.

The softly purring kitten is sleeping on the sofa.

• purring

• is

• sleeping

• sofa

Identify the action verb in the sentence below.

The surfer in California, rode the wave all the way to the beach.

• surfer

• rode

• to

• beach