Exploring Main and Helping Verbs

What should you have ready before starting the video?

• A laptop and a smartphone

• A writing journal and a practice companion book

• A dictionary and a thesaurus

• A calculator and a ruler

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.K.1D

What do main verbs express in a sentence?

• The tense of the sentence

• The object of the sentence

• The main action of the sentence

• The subject of the sentence

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

Which of the following is NOT a common helping verb?

• Be

• Do

• Have

• Run

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.1.1E

In the sentence 'Emma will walk her dog after school,' what type of verb is 'walk'?

• Modal verb

• Linking verb

• Main verb

• Helping verb

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

In the sentence 'The children will leave soon,' what type of verb is 'will'?

• Main verb

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Action verb

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

In the sentence 'Jessica's family is planning a long weekend at the beach,' what type of verb is 'is'?

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Action verb

• Main verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

What page should you turn to in your practice companion book for more problems?

• Page 200

• Page 100

• Page 150

• Page 225

In the sentence 'We will eat lunch later today than usual,' what is the main verb?

• Later

• Eat

• Will

• Lunch

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

In the sentence 'The children are going to school today,' what is the helping verb?

• Are

• School

• Going

• Children

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

What is the main purpose of a helping verb?

• To act as the subject of the sentence

• To change the tense of the verb

• To modify the object of the sentence

• To express the main action of a sentence

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C