Question

- Identify the verb in the sentence and then label it as ACTION or LINKING.

The BRMS football team performs on and off the football field.bl
Hollister has grown four inches since the start of the school year.
• Anna speaks English and Spanish fluently.
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A. performs/action; has grown/action; speaks/action
B. on/linking; grown/action; speaks/linking
C. performs/linking; has grown/linking; fluently/linking

Answer 1

In these sentences, the verbs are 'performs,' 'has grown,' and 'speaks,' and they are all action verbs showing different actions being performed by the subjects.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence 'The BRMS football team performs on and off the football field,' the verb is 'performs,' and it is an action verb because it shows an action being performed by the subject, 'The BRMS football team.'

In the sentence 'Hollister has grown four inches since the start of the school year,' the verb is 'has grown,' and it is also an action verb because it shows a physical change happening to the subject, 'Hollister.'

In the sentence 'Anna speaks English and Spanish fluently,' the verb is 'speaks,' and it is an action verb because it shows the action of speaking performed by the subject, 'Anna.'

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