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31 Cards in this Set
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What is a linking verb?
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A verb that connects a sentence's subject with a noun or an adjective. The noun or adjective describes what the subject IS or IS LIKE.
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What kind of verb is this:
appear |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
become |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
grow |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
seem |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
am |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
is |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
are |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
was |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
were |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
feel |
Linking Verb
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What kind of verb is this:
look |
Linking Verb
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Some dogs' tails are long and thin. |
Are
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
A dog's hearing is also very strong. |
Is
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Dogs seem sensitive to sound. |
Seem
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Some snakes grow extremely long. |
Grow
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Snakes are very interesting animals |
Are
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Earth is home to more than two thousand species of snakes. |
Is
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Some dogs appear to be tiny. |
Appear
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What is the linking verb in the following sentence:
Some anacondas are thick. |
Are
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What is a helping verb?
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A verb that helps the main verb express an action or make a statement.
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What are the two most common helping verbs?
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Be and Have
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What are the singular forms of the helping verb be?
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am, are, is, was, were
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What are the plural forms of the helping verb be?
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are, were
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
Carol has helped her brother with his homework. |
Has
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
The three friends were pedaling uphill slowly. |
Were
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
Lee is steering the orange canoe. |
Is
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
Andrew was sliding into home plate. |
Was
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
We are going to the fair on Friday. |
Are
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
Each player had hit the ball twice. |
Had
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What is the helping verb in the following sentence:
We have seen this movie before. |
Have
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