Verbs in Sentences

The thieves tried to __________ through the garage but the police arrested them.

Please, ___________ the paper and tell me if I made a mistake.

Can you ___________ the coffee mug on my table?

In this sentence, is the verb an action, helping, or linking verb?

• Action

• Helping

• Linking

• None of the above

In the sentence below, is the verb an action, helping, or linking verb?

• Action

• Helping

• Linking

• None of the above

In the sentence below, which verb is the helping verb?

Louise Belcher was planning a prank.

• Louise

• Was

• Planning

• Prank

In class, we learned about three types of verbs; what are their names?

• Activating, subjective, and connotative

• Action, helping, and linking

• Gene, Tina, and Louise

• Action, holding, and loving

Identify the action verb in the following sentence: 'The cat swiftly climbed the tall tree.'

• A) Swiftly

• B) Climbed

• C) Tall

• D) Tree

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?

• A) She runs every morning.

• B) The soup tastes delicious.

• C) They are playing soccer.

• D) He will finish his homework.

Choose the sentence that uses a helping verb:

• A) She dances gracefully.

• B) They have finished their project.

• C) The sun sets in the west.

• D) He reads a book.