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What is the verb in the following sentence:

My family's former house on Walnut Avenue is for sale.

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Answer: In this sentence the verb is "is."

Explanation: While it might not seem obvious at first given the given nature of verbs, the word "is" is what we call a linking verb. It links two phrases together without describing an action but rather to establish a present state or condition. They are different than a conjunction.

The "is" used here links "my family's former house" to establish that it "is for sale."

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