Download Parts of Speech - Dakota Hills Middle School

Parts of Speech
SWS practice – VERBS!!
Action vs. Linking vs. Helping
NOUN
• The definition of a noun is:
• A) person, place or thing
• B) person, place, thing or idea
• C) person, place, thing, quality or idea
• The correct answer is C
• The definition of a noun is person, place,
thing, quality or idea
VERB
• The definition of a verb is:
• A) A word that shows action
• B) A word that shows action or state of being
• C) A word that is something you can do
• The correct answer is B
• The definition of a verb is a word that shows
action or state of being.
LINKING VERB
• The definition of a linking verb is:
• A) a word that links the verb to a describing
word
• B) a word that links the subject to a verb
• C) a word that links the subject to a word that
describes the subject
• The correct answer is C
• The definition of a linking verb is a word that
links the subject to a word that describes the
subject.
VERB PHRASE
• The definition of a verb phrase is:
• A) a word that helps the action or linking verb
to create a verb phrase.
• B) a word that helps the subject do the verb to
create a verb phrase
• C) a word that helps the describing word to
create a verb phrase
• The correct answer is A
• The definition of a verb phrase is a word that
helps the action or linking verb to create a
verb phrase.
Find the subject and verb and identify
which verb is being used in the sentence.
The doctor examined the patient’s x-rays.
• Subject – doctor
• Action verb - examined
• The students are excited for the long
weekend.
• Subject – students
• Linking verb - are
• Tony would like to go to the football game on
Friday night.
• Subject – Tony
• Verb phrase – would like
• The mathematician computed the word
problem with ease.
• Subject – mathematician
• Action Verb - computed
• Our family might go to Florida for Spring
Break.
• Subject – family
• Verb phrase – might go
• The little boy seems tired after his day at the
park.
• Subject – boy
• Linking verb - seems
• Brad must be running in a marathon!
• Subject – Brad
• Verb phrase – must be running
• My dog hates going to the vet for shots.
• Subject – dog
• Action verb - hates