Identifying Verbs - Is it a linking, action, or helping verb?
Slowly, a gremlin UNPACKED himself from the chest, stepped out upon the floor, and stretched his limbs.
unpacked = action verb
Her mother WAS calling her name.
was = helping verb
She WAS asking the gremlin why he was so sad when suddenly the gremlin disappeared.
was = helping verb
It WAS old and locked.
was = linking verb
The girl WAS not afraid of the gremlin.
was = linking verb
The green gremlin WAS tall and thin.
was = linking verb
"I just know this key WILL unlock it," she said to herself.
will = helping verb
She decided she WOULD look in the chest later that night.
would = helping verb
I ADMIRE the big cats for their grace and power.
admire = action verb
The gremlin took off his hat and BOWED politely to the astonished child.
bowed = action verb
The girl CLIMBED the winding stairs to the attic.
climbed = action verb
Discouraged, she CLOSED the empty chest and walked back downstairs.
closed = action verb
She looked everywhere, but she COULD not find him.
could = helping verb
To her amazement, the key DID open the chest.
did = helping verb
I DO want to eat that cookie.
do = helping verb
The snake's skin FEELS rather smooth.
feels = linking verb
That evening, she FLEW back upstairs to unlock the chest.
flew = action verb
In the attic, she FOUND a wooden chest.
found = action verb
The bear HAS run away.
has = helping verb
Life IS mysterious sometimes.
is = linking verb
The monkeys easily SWING from one tree to another.
swing = action verb
Inside, she SAW something very mysterious.
saw = action verb
His face SEEMED sad.
seemed = linking verb
If you ever find a chest in your attic, you SHOULD peek inside to see if there is a sad gremlin inside it.
should = helping verb
The chest SMELLED like old books.
smelled = linking verb