Question

MODULE 3: PARTS OF SPEECH

REVIEW EXERCISE
A. Identifying Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
Underline the verb in each of the following sentences. Then on the lines before the sentences,
identify the verb by writing a.v. for action verb or 7.v. for linking verb. If the verb is a linking
verb, double underline the two words that it connects.
EX. 1.v. 1. Not all dinosaurs looked fierce.
av. Can you picture a dinosaur in your mind?
These creatures ruled the planet for millions of years.
3. Dinosaurs had skeletons like those of birds.
LV
Some of these skeletons have been preserved as fossils.
1.V
5. Like the skins of reptiles, dinosaur skins might have felt scaly.
Some meat-eating dinosaurs were huge.
lv 7 The largest dinosaurs might have been warmblooded.
L.V (8) Some plant-eaters were the size of chickens.
a.v
9. Scientists do not know the color of dinosaurs.
l. 1. The true appearance of dinosaurs will probably remain a mystery.
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Answer 1

In this exercise, students need to identify and classify verbs as either action or linking verbs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this exercise, you are asked to identify the verbs in each of the given sentences and determine whether they are action verbs (av) or linking verbs (lv). Action verbs show the action or movement of the subject, while linking verbs connect the subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that describes or identifies it.

1. Not all dinosaurs looked fierce. (av)
2. Can you picture a dinosaur in your mind? (av)
3. These creatures ruled the planet for millions of years. (av)
4. Dinosaurs had skeletons like those of birds. (lv, connects 'had' and 'skeletons')
5. Some of these skeletons have been preserved as fossils. (av)
6. Like the skins of reptiles, dinosaur skins might have felt scaly. (av)

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