Practice Verbs: The Action Words Or State-of-being Words (the Heart Of The Sentence) (2.4)

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Question 1.
Identify the verb in the sentence: The dog jumps.
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Think about what action the dog is doing.
Question 2.
What type of verb is am in the sentence: I am happy.
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Check what *am* connects.
3Question 3.
What type of verb is ‘swim’ in the sentence: I can swim well?
- A. Action Verb
- B. Helping Verb
- C. Linking Verb
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What does the subject (I) do?
4Question 4.
True or False: A linking verb can express an action.
- True
- False
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Think about the role of linking verbs.
Question 5.
Compose a paragraph of 5 sentences that includes at least 2 action verbs, 1 linking verb, and 2 helping verbs.
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Think about how characters in your paragraph can express actions and feelings.
Question 6.
Identify and correct the errors in this sentence: 'He is play football, and she runs every afternoon.'
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Look closely at the verbs and their forms!

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