Parts of Speech: Verbs

Identify the LINKING verb in the sentence: Sven was chasing Omar.

The most common type of verb is this type, which indicates what the subject is doing.

Is the word in all caps an ACTION, HELPING, or LINKING verb: Radioactive snow is FALLING.

When helping verbs and main verbs work together in a sentence, they are collectively called...

Is the word in all caps an ACTION, HELPING, or LINKING verb: Radioactive snow IS falling.

Which of these is NOT one of the three most common verb tenses?

Identify the ACTION verb in the sentence: The gelato was delicious.

This type of verb can't stand alone; it makes the main verb fit properly into the sentence.

This verb type stands by itself, connecting something in the predicate to the subject.

Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence: Jerome was catching unicorns.

Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence: Roberto had been sleeping.

Identify the ACTION verb in the sentence: Yolanda was crying excessively.

Identify the LINKING verb in the sentence: The volume became deafening.

Identify the LINKING verb in the sentence: Ingrid was turning blue.

Identify the HELPING verb in the sentence: I don't plié.

Identify the ACTION verb in the sentence: The gopher eats mayonnaise.

Is the word in all caps an ACTION, HELPING, or LINKING verb: Radioactive snow IS dangerous.