Exploring Action Linking Verbs

This lesson covers verbs, focusing on action and linking verbs. It explains how verbs express actions or link subjects to descriptions. Action verbs describe visible or mental actions, while linking verbs connect subjects to predicates. The lesson also details the forms of 'be' as linking verbs and discusses common linking verbs that can also function as action verbs.

What are the three main functions of verbs in a sentence?

• Expressing an action, linking the subject to a description, and stating existence

• Expressing a command, linking the subject to a feeling, and stating a question

• Expressing a feeling, linking the subject to an object, and stating a question

• Expressing a thought, linking the subject to a verb, and stating a command

Which of the following is an example of an action verb?

• seems

• was

• painted

• is

Which sentence contains a mental action verb?

• The cat is a beautiful Persian.

• Miguel studied all weekend for the test.

• Harold painted the fence.

• Mrs. Davis seems friendly.

What is the primary role of linking verbs in a sentence?

• To express a mental action

• To link the subject with a noun or adjective in the predicate

• To express a visible action

• To state a command

In the sentence 'John McGraw was the manager,' what is the linking verb?

• John

• McGraw

• was

• manager

Which of the following is NOT a form of the verb 'to be'?

• is

• seem

• am

• were

Which form of 'to be' is used in the future tense?

• am

• is

• was

• will be

Which of the following verbs can be both a linking verb and an action verb?

• am

• is

• appear

• was

In the sentence 'The bread smelled stale,' what is the function of the verb 'smelled'?

• Action verb

• Auxiliary verb

• Modal verb

• Linking verb

In the sentence 'Anne-Marie grows tulips,' what is the function of the verb 'grows'?

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Auxiliary verb

• Modal verb