Verbs

Question 1

What do action verbs tell in a sentence?

Answer 1

What is happening in a sentence

Question 2

What do state of being verbs show?

Answer 2

State of being rather than action

Question 3

List the eight state of being verbs.

Answer 3

• is
• am
• are
• was
• were
• be
• being
• been

Question 4

What is the function of linking verbs?

Answer 4

Link a noun or adjective to the subject of the sentence

Question 5

What do helping verbs do?

Answer 5

Help another verb in a sentence

Question 6

Fill in the blank: Helping verbs come before the _______.

Answer 6

[main verb]

Question 7

List some examples of helping verbs.

Answer 7

• has
• have
• had
• can
• will
• shall
• must
• may
• might
• do
• does
• did
• could
• would
• should

Question 8

What is a verb phrase?

Answer 8

A helping verb (or helping verb phrase) and the main verb.

Examples of helping verbs include ‘can be’, ‘may be’, ‘has been’, etc.

Question 9

What is a helping verb phrase?

Answer 9

A small group of helping verbs.

Examples: ‘can be’, ‘may be’, ‘might be’, ‘has been’, ‘have been’, ‘had been’, ‘might have been’.

Question 10

What does verb tense indicate?

Answer 10

Whether the sentence takes place in the past, present, or future.

Examples: ‘I ran fast’ (past), ‘I run fast’ (present), ‘I will run fast’ (future).

Question 11

What must agree in a sentence?

Answer 11

The subject and the verb must agree.

This includes both the main verb and linking verbs.

Question 12

What type of verb is used with a singular subject?

Answer 12

A singular verb.
Example: Claire takes notes. ‘Claire’ is a singular subject and ‘takes’ is a singular verb.

Examples of singular subjects include ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’.

Question 13

What type of verb is used with a plural subject?

Answer 13

A plural verb.
Example: Claire and Ava take notes. ‘Claire and Ava’ are plural subjects and ‘take’ is a plural verb.
## Footnote

Examples of plural subjects include ‘we’, ‘they’, ‘you’.

Question 14

What is the present tense linking verb for a singular subject?

Answer 14

is.

Singular subjects include ‘he’, ‘she’, and ‘it’.

Question 15

What is the past tense linking verb for a singular subject?

Answer 15

was.

This applies to singular subjects such as ‘he’, ‘she’, and ‘it’.

Question 16

What is the present tense linking verb for a plural subject?

Answer 16

are.

Plural subjects include ‘we’, ‘they’, and ‘you’.

Question 17

What is the past tense linking verb for a plural subject?

Answer 17

were.

This applies to plural subjects such as ‘we’, ‘they’, and ‘you’.

Question 18

What is the present tense linking verb for the subject ‘I’?

Answer 18

am.

This is specific to the subject ‘I’.

Question 19

What is the past tense linking verb for the subject ‘I’?

Answer 19

was.

This applies specifically to the subject ‘I’.

Question 20

What do singular verbs end in?

Answer 20

Singular verbs end in s and plural verbs do not!
Example: ‘takes’ is singular, ‘take’ is plural