Question

Identify five action verbs and five helping or linking verbs in the paragraph.

My name is Suzie Smith, and this is my initial year at Odyssey Charter High School. I am sixteen years old and have resided in Las Vegas my entire life. I have three sisters who are all younger than I. I babysit a lot , but I really like my sisters, so it is fun! My mom works two jobs, so I do all I can for her. In my spare time I take a lot of advanced dance classes! I would like to be a professional dancer when I am older. There are many styles of dance, and my favorite style is jazz. When I took first place with my solo at a national competition last year, I was so proud of myself! Wow, I thought! I am actually really good at this! An aspiration of mine would be performing on So You Think You Can Dance someday. I am taking additional high school classes so I can get my diploma more quickly and pursue my career. Another one of my interests is reading. I am reading constantly! I'm currently finishing the "Twilight" series. I often read into the middle of the night when I enjoy the book I am reading. I am pleased I will learn lots of new things during this school year. I am sure I will enjoy the extra flexibility of attending school only once a week, and I am excited that I can do my work when I want. I hope we have a superb year!

Answer 1

Five action verbs:

1. babysit

2. attending

3. performing

4. taking

5. reading

Five helping or linking verbs:

1. am

2. is

3. have

4. be

5. was

Answer 2

Answer: Five action verbs found in the paragraph are "works", "babysit", "taking", "reading" and "finishing", while five helping or linking verbs are "is", "have", "would", "am" and "will".

Step-by-step explanation: The are many types of verbs in English. On the one hand, action verbs are verbs which indicate that a physical or a mental action is being carried out. Some examples of action verbs that have been included in the paragraph are "works", "babysit", "taking", "reading" and "finishing". On the other hand, helping verbs are those used together with a main verb. They usually indicate tense or express emphasis. Examples of helping verbs in the paragraph are "have", "would" and "will" and "can", which have been used together with "resided", "like", "enjoy" and "get" respectively. In contrast to action verbs, linking verbs do not express an action. Linking verbs connect a subject to a complement that adds information about it. One example of a linking verb in the text is "is".