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Verb Types
Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you describe what an action verb is? | It is an action word; it's something that you can act out or do |
| What type of verb are the following words: run, talked, laughing, thinks | Action Verbs |
| How do you describe what a linking verb is? | It is a word that connects the subject to the predicate, but is NOT something that can be acted or physically done. |
| Is, am, was, were, are, and be are usually what kind of verb? | Linking |
| How do you describe what a helping verb is? | It is a word that helps an action verb by making it more specific, it is never alone and is always part of a verb phrase |
| What are the four main categories (types) of helping verb words? | -ould words (could, should, etc.), forms of be (is, am, was, etc.), forms of have, and forms of do |
| What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: We should fix that right now. | should fix |
| What is the last word in a verb phrase going to be? | An action verb |
| What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: They all laughed while we were planning our escape. | were planning |
| What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: I should have answered the phone quickly. | should have answered |
| What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: It ran, but it might have lived if it stayed. | might have lived |
| What is the verb phrase in the following sentence: She stayed and helped when she could have relaxed. | could have relaxed |
| What is the linking verb in the following sentence: That goat is strange and unruly. | is |
| What is the linking verb in the following sentence: They were all going to the mall. | were |
| What is the linking verb in the following sentence: It seemed odd, but maybe peanut butter and marshmallow could be good together. | seemed |
| What is the linking verb in the following sentence: It looked like a raccoon. | looked |
| What are the action verbs in the following sentence: The dog walked down the street while listening for it's owner's voice. | walked, listening |
| What is the action verb in the following sentence: The ridiculously loud car crashed into unicorn's house. | crashed |
| What is the action verb in the following sentence: They looked like squirrels, but they were eating hot dogs. | eating |
| Is the word "looked" a linking or action verb in the following sentence? The cheese looked moldy. | linking |
| Is the word "looked" a linking or action verb in the following sentence? She looked everywhere for her favorite catapult. | action |
| Explain what a verb phrase is. | A verb phrase is a combination of helping verbs and an action verb that work together in a sentence. They are usually 2-3 words long and the action verb is always at the end. |
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donna.hale
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