Types of verbs review

What is a LINKING VERB?

• a verb that links :)

• a verb that shows action in a sentence

• a verb that shows what something is; state of being verbs

• a verb that helps out the main verb

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

What is a HELPING VERB?

• shows action, what you DO

• a part of speech

• state of being verbs, shows what you ARE

• part of a verb phrase, helps the main action verb by showing time

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

What is an ACTION VERB?

• shows action, what you DO

• a part of speech

• state of being verbs, shows what you ARE

• part of a verb phrase, helps the main action verb by showing time

Answer explanation

ACTION VERB- shows action, something you DO

LINKING VERB- state of being verbs; links subjects to descriptions; shows what you ARE

HELPING VERB- part of a verb phrase; helps the main action verb in the sentence

Type in the "be" linking verb in the following sentence:

Her favorite movie is Twilight.

Type in the "be" linking verb in the following sentence:

After the movie, we were too tired to go out for ice cream, so we went home.

Choose ALL of the answers that are forms of "to be"

• Am

• Is, Was

• Had

• Were

Answer explanation

Forms of "to be" (aka state of being verbs)

Am, is, was, were, are, be, being, been

Write in the ACTION VERB of the following sentence:

The dog smelled a squirrel and started barking.

Write in the HELPING VERB of the following sentence:

I should write my essay tonight.

Answer explanation

Action verb = write

Helping verb = should

Verb phrase = should write

What kind of verb is "looks" in this sentence?

Our new neighborhood looks very safe.

• action verb

• linking verb

• adverb

• helping verb

Answer explanation

Real talk: adverbs ARE NOT VERBS

What kind of verb is "forgot" in this sentence?

Oh no, my sister forgot to feed the cat!

• action verb

• linking verb

• VeRBz

• helping verb