Part of exploring parts of speech is being able to distinguish between linking verbs and action verbs. One implies a stat of being, and one expresses an action. After reviewing the definition briefly, provide your middle schoolers with...

How are linking verbs and action verbs different? First, study the definitions and examples of each (at the top of the first page). Then, assess the comprehension skills of your class by having them complete the 20-question practice...

Have your class engage in this excellent language arts presentation on verbs. The focus is on the differences between action verbs and state of being verbs. Students choose the state of being verbs on one slide, and move on when they are...

Check out this cute online interactive worksheet. Pupils fill in the blank for each of the 10 sentences with one of four helping or linking verbs. Verbs focused on include was, were, wasn't, and weren't.

See the variety of verbs spelled out in these slides. From infinitives to intransitives, each verb is defined and shown with examples. Relationships of verbs to other parts of a sentence are clearly explained. This complex subject is...

In this grammar worksheet, students fill in forty blanks with the appropriate helping/linking verb as requested and then fill in ten blanks in sentences with either doesn't or don't.

In this grammar activity, students drop the there, rearrange the remaining words and choose the appropriate verb that completes ten sentences grammatically correct.

In this recognizing action verbs and linking verbs in sentences worksheet, students read statements, identify the verbs, and label them either action or linking verbs. Students write 15 answers.

Tighten up your class's grammar with this straightforward worksheet on sentence patterns. After a short review about sentence patterns, clauses, and subjects and verbs, ten questions prompt young writers to identify the parts of the...

In this linking verbs and adjectives worksheet, learners choose phrases from a word bank to complete conversations. Students match phrases to six sentence.  

For this linking verbs worksheet, students circle the linking verbs and underline the adjective or noun it represents. Students complete 9 sentences.

In this action and linking verbs worksheet, learners label words as either action and linking verbs. Students label 12 words and underline subjects and verbs in 8 sentences.

"Are," "Is," and, "Am" are the three verb phrases used in this grammar worksheet. Leaners fill in one of these words in 10 different sentences. A good, basic grammar rules worksheet.

In this linking verbs learning exercise, students fill in 10 fill in the blank answers about the notes they read and read and underline the linking verb in 10 sentences. Students use the verb look as a linking verb in a complete sentence.

In this grammar worksheet, students learn about using linking verbs in sentence writing. They then use what they read to answer the 12 problems on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.

In this linking verbs worksheet, students read about the proper usage of the verb to be. They underline the verb, to be, in 5 sentences, write the eight words that form the verb, and fill in the blank with the proper verb form in 6...

In this linking verbs worksheet, students practice their grammatical skills as they underline the linking verbs in 10 sentences.

In this linking verbs and adjectives activity, students read 6 conversations and fill in the blanks in each of them with the appropriate phrases.

Twelve categories of verbs exist in the future tense, ranging from simple present to future perfect progressive, but only three have a place in academic writing. Those three tenses make up the content of an informational handout that...

In this helping and linking verbs worksheet, students use the sentence starters and drop a line to create sentences that contain both helping and linking verbs.

In this grammar activity, students choose the appropriate verb or helping/linking verbs in twenty sentences that make each one grammatically correct.

Pupils begin with a brain teaser, take notes, and formatively check understanding with a Chinese proverb. In addition to parts of speech, the resource also includes information about parts of a sentence. Teachers may extend instruction...

In this predicate noun learning exercise, students identify predicate nouns in sentences. In this word/predicate noun recognition learning exercise, students draw lines under the nine answers.

What sets this activity apart are the clear, concise explanations for some rather complex grammatical terms. Object complements, subject complements, transitive and intransitive verbs, and direct and indirect objects are all carefully...