Exploring Action Verbs vs. Linking Verbs

The video tutorial explains the difference between action verbs and linking verbs, providing strategies to identify and replace linking verbs with action verbs to enhance writing. It covers how to find verbs in sentences, the role of helping verbs, and offers examples and methods for revising sentences to reduce the use of linking verbs. The tutorial concludes with an overview of an assessment task and final writing tips.

What is the main verb in the sentence: 'The federal government shutdown hit American Indians harder than most people'?

• people

• harder

• hit

• shutdown

In the sentence 'The federal government shutdown is hitting American Indians harder than most people', what is the helping verb?

• shutdown

• hitting

• harder

• is

What is the main verb in the sentence: 'The US government has been paying for basic economic needs to Indian nations'?

• been

• has

• paying

• government

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• is

• jump

• run

• write

In the sentence 'The pizza smelled delicious', what type of verb is 'smelled'?

• Main verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

• Action verb

What is the action verb in the sentence: 'Red Lake nation suspended construction of two fire halls and a dialysis treatment center'?

• construction

• nation

• fire

• suspended

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

• are

• am

• was

• have

Which strategy involves changing the subject of the sentence to replace a linking verb?

• Adding a helping verb

• Using a different word as a verb

• Changing the subject

• Simple swap

In the sentence 'Students are beginners at typing but are experts by the end of the class', which word can be transformed into a verb?

• students

• beginners

• typing

• experts

What is a recommended approach when a paragraph has too many linking verbs?

• Ignore them

• Replace them with action verbs

• Remove the paragraph

• Add more linking verbs