Unit-3 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is the function of a verb in a sentence?
A verb gives information about the subject and when an action takes place or a state of being is experienced.
Identify the verb in the sentence: ‘Costa felt happy.’
‘felt’
Identify the verb in the sentence: ‘Costa planted some new trees.’
‘planted’
What type of verb expresses the action that the subject is, was, or will be doing?
Action verbs
Provide an example of an action verb.
‘worries’
What is a helping verb?
A verb that combines with present and past participles to form verb phrases.
What are helping verbs also known as?
Auxiliary verbs
Fill in the blank: ‘Eli is ______ the lawn.’
mowing
What do linking verbs provide information about?
What the subject is, was, or will be.
List three examples of linking verbs.
- be
- become
- seem
Identify the linking verb in the sentence: ‘Rachel is a teacher.’
‘is’
Identify the linking verb in the sentence: ‘This milk still seems okay.’
‘seems’
True or False: Action verbs can only be in the past tense.
False
What does the verb ‘has’ indicate in the sentence ‘Jason has four guinea pigs.’?
What Jason owns
What type of verb is ‘worries’ in the sentence ‘Pat worries about her son.’?
Action verb
Fill in the blank: Helping verbs combine with present and past ______ to form verb phrases.
participles
