Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs

Question 1

action verbs

Answer 1

• expresses an action or something that can be done

- tells what the sentence of a subject does

Question 2

linking verbs

Answer 2

• also “state-of-being” verbs

- connects the subject of a sentence with a noun, descriptive word, or phrase

Question 3

helping verbs

Answer 3

• help you show an action
• help you change verb tense
• modifies other verbs
• another verb comes after it