Question

They remained at the table. (action vero)

Directions: Circle all of the verbs in the following sentences.
Some sentences may have more than one verb.
1. The dog ran after the mailman.
2. Our favorite costume was the old witch.
3. My sister became a doctor.
4. He called the police because I told him about the burglar.
3. Mary seems tired.
6. The most useful book is the dictionary.
7. We flew kites last Saturday.
8. John is one of my closest friends.
9. Yesterday was a long day.
10. Jack dropped the phone in terror.
11. The baby cried loudly.
12. Timmy looked at the clock.
13. I hate cookies, but she loves them.
action verb
Terking verb
14. I grew a mustache.
15. My anger became stronger as I watched him eat the last slice of pie.

Answer 1

1. ran

2. none

3. became

4. called, told

3.none

6. none

7. flew

8. none

9. none

10. dropped

11.cried

12. looked

13.hate, love

14. grew

15.became, watched, eat

An action verb is a word that describes an action.

• like / love / hate/ think. These verbs belong to a group known as stative verbs because they describe a state rather than an action (although think can describe either an action or a state)