Lesson Tutor : Lesson Plans : Elaine Ernst Schneider : Language Arts : Grammar Verbs

Verbs – Answer Key

List the verbs in the following sentences. Mark A for action and L for linking.

1. The mayor suggested that the boy clean Wilmington Statue for his community service project.

Suggested – A

Clean – A
2. Two friends water-skied on Lake Erie.

Water-skied – A
3. The twins, who are from the large city of Houston, are vacationing in Canada.

Are – L

Are vacationing – A

4. The teacher asked the student for his report on the country of France.

Asked – A

5. The address on the envelope was Mexico.

Was – L

6. The witness’s story is about a man in a building.

Is – L

7. The factory blew into a thousand pieces.

Blew – A

8. Mary was so excited that she ran all the way home.

Was – L

Ran – A
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