Verbs: Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs

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The pie was delicious. (Click on the linking verb in the sentence.)

I am going away for the weekend. (Click on the helping verb in the sentence.)

The cat has black and white spots. (Identify the linking verb in the sentence.)

The dog was chasing her tail all evening. (Identify the action verb in this sentence.)

The kids played in the yard. (Is this verb an action or a linking verb?)

The towels in this pile are clean. (Is this an action verb or a linking verb?)

The leaves are falling all around. (Identify the helping verb in the sentence.)

Which of the following action verbs is a mental action?