Identifying Verbs and Verb Phrases

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English

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9th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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Verbs Review

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

tell what the noun or pronoun in a sentence is doing.

Multiple Select

There are three types of verbs. _________, __________, and _______ (select all that apply)

Helping

Action

Linking

Stuff

Helping Verbs

Helps the other verb make sense and creates a verb phrase
Example: I should have taken the flight to Chicago.
"should have" is the verb phrase

Linking Verbs

Links the subject to the rest of the sentence and provides more information
Example: I am tired.
"am" is the linking verb.
Other linking verbs are is, was, were, appear become, feel, has been, have been, will be

Multiple Select

What are the linking verbs? (Select all that apply)

was

were

would

Action Verbs

Tells what the subject is doing in a sentence.
Squidward is flying through the air.
He read us a story.
She is laughing at me.
These are verbs that end in ing or ed.

Select the verb in this sentence.

Carleton danced when Uncle Phil told him he could take the car.

Multiple Choice

In the last sentence, what kind of verb is it?

Action

Linking

Helping

Multiple Choice

Select the verb in this sentence: Larry the Lobster should have worn sunscreen at the beach.

should have

worn

Larry the Lobster

Multiple Choice

In the last sentence, what kind of verb is it?

Action

Linking

Helping

Multiple Choice

Select the verb in this sentence: Patrick was really hungry, so he ate the Krabby Patty.

Patrick

was

hungry

Multiple Choice

In the last sentence, what kind of verb is it?

Action

Linking

Helping

Verbs Review

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