Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs

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English

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5th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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1. We will go to the movies with our friend next Friday.

-> "will" is the helping verb, "go" is the main verb.

Can you do me a favor?
-> "can" is the helping verb, "do" is the main verb.

1. She is tall.

-> "is" is the linking verb. It connect the subject "she" to an adjective "tall"

The dog smells stinky food.

-> "smells" is the linking verb. It connect the subject "the dog" to the noun "stinky food".

Multiple Choice

What do helping verbs do?

show action

express time and mood

Connect, or link, a subject to a noun, or an adjective

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What do linking verbs do?

show action

express time and mood

Connect, or link, a subject to a noun or an adjective

Multiple Choice

Which option contains the helping verbs?

will, do, can, must, shall, am

feel, smell, taste, appear, is, am

Multiple Choice

Which option contains the linking verbs?

can, could, will, should, is, am, are

is, smell, look, taste, feel, sound, appear, seem, become

Multiple Choice

What is the linking verb in this sentence?

What time is it?

what

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What is the linking verb in this sentence?

Sharon looks fantastic tonight!

Sharon

looks

fantastic

Multiple Choice

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

We shall go to the movies.

shall

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What is the helping verb in this sentence?

We are travelling by ship.

are

travelling

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What is the helping verb in the sentence?

We had to visit a travel agent last week to get our tickets.

had

visit

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What is the linking verb in this sentence?

I don't feel too well.

don't

feel

well

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Jack will help me with my homework.

Underlined word is a ...

main verb

helping verb

linking verb

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I am looking forward to it.

the underlined word is a ...

main verb

helping verb

linking verb

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We are ten minutes away.

The underlined word is a ...

main verb

linking verb

helping verb

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That plan sounds good.

the underlined word is a ...

main verb

helping verb

linking verb

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