The Importance of Verbs

What is the primary function of verbs in a sentence?

• To describe actions, states, or occurrences

• To describe nouns

• To describe adjectives

• To describe adverbs

Which of the following is an example of a linking verb?

• Run

• Jump

• Is

• Think

What type of verb is 'dances' in the sentence 'She dances gracefully'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Auxiliary verb

Which verb in the sentence 'She has finished her homework' is the helping verb?

• She

• Has

• Finished

• Homework

What do transitive verbs require that intransitive verbs do not?

• A direct object

• A subject complement

• A helping verb

• A linking verb