Quiz: Types of Verbs

Find the action verb. Everyone has shared their opinion in the conversation.

• shared

• has shared

• in

• conversation

Find the action verb. The swimming team practiced every day last year.

• team

• practiced

• every

• last

Find the helping verb. No one is working today due to the weather.

• is

• helping

• due

• is helping

Find the linking verb. Billy is very tall.

• is

• very

• tall

• Billy

What words are connected by the linking verb? Billy is very tall.

• Billy/tall

• is/very

• Billy/is

• very/tall

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

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CCSS.W.5.2D