Exploring Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs

The video tutorial introduces verbs, focusing on linking verbs, which connect the subject to another word in the sentence. It explains that linking verbs can also function as action verbs, using examples like 'grow' to illustrate the difference. The tutorial provides examples and diagrams to help understand how linking verbs work in sentences.

What is a verb?

• A word that links two sentences

• A word that modifies an adjective

• A word that shows action or a state of being

• A word that describes a noun

Why are linking verbs called linking verbs?

• Because they link the subject with another word in the sentence

• Because they describe an action

• Because they modify the subject

• Because they are always in past tense

How many words can be linking verbs?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 13

Which of the following sentences uses 'grew' as a linking verb?

• The plant grew tall.

• I grew carrots in my garden.

• The dog grew fast.

• She grew up quickly.

In the sentence 'The plant grew tall', what is the subject?

• Plant

• Grew

• Tall

• The

In the sentence 'I grew carrots in my garden', what type of verb is 'grew'?

• Helping verb

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Modal verb

In the sentence 'Tanya is my cousin', what is the linking verb?

• Is

• My

• Tanya

• Cousin

What must follow a linking verb in a sentence?

• An adverb

• A noun or an adjective

• A verb

• A preposition

In the sentence 'Tanya is my cousin', what is the predicate noun?

• Cousin

• My

• Tanya

• Is

What does the predicate noun do in a sentence with a linking verb?

• Links two clauses

• Renames the subject

• Describes the action

• Modifies the verb