Transcript Verbs

Verbs
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Is the underlined verb
helping, linking, or action?
❖ The
baby’s diaper smells funny to me.
❖ Answer:
LINKING (diaper=funny)
Is the underlined verb
helping, linking, or action?
❖ Bob
was helping Lob with his X-Box
skills.
❖ Answer:
Helping
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ The
window offered the clients a
spectacular view of the park.
❖ Answer:
IO
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ The
puppy was adorable!
❖ Answer:
PA (puppy=adorable)
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ Gertrude
cut her finger on a piece of
glass.
❖ Answer:
DO (cut what? finger!)
Is the underlined verb
helping, linking, or action?
❖ This
cockroach taco tastes funny to
me.
❖ Answer:
Linking (taco=funny)
Is the underlined verb
helping, linking, or action?
❖ He
was jumping over a slug yesterday
and broke his leg.
❖ Answer:
Action
Main Verb, Helping Verb, or
Verb Phrase?
❖ Unicorns
were spotted eating
gumdrops at my mom’s house.
❖ Answer:
Helping Verb
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ Bertha
picked her atomic pencil in
class today.
❖ Answer:
DO (Picked what? pencil!)
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ My
hair looks beautiful when I use
purple shampoo from Target.
❖ Answer:
PA (hair=beautiful)
Main Verb, Helping Verb, or
Verb Phrase?
❖ The
kids were flying a kite at the
beach after the shark attack.
❖ Answer:
Verb Phrase
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ The
moldy cheese gave Bob nasty
breath for his first date with Gertrude.
❖ ANSWER:
IO
Transitive or Intransitive?
❖ The
train traveled over the country
before arriving at the station.
❖ ANSWER:
Intransitive! No DO!
Transitive or Intransitive?
❖ Melvin
loves giant bananas from the
tree in my yard.
❖ ANSWER:
Transitive (DO=bananas)
Is the underlined word
DO, IO, PN, or PA?
❖ The
dog licked the kid in the face.
❖ ANSWER:
DO (licked what? Kid!)
Main Verb or Helping Verb?
❖ The
girl was acting happy when she
met Justin Bieber!
❖ Answer:
helping verb
Main Verb or Helping Verb?
❖ The
boy was eight feet tall on his
second birthday!
❖ ANSWER:
main verb