Identify linking and action verbs in sentences on this educational worksheet.

Let's solve this step by step. The task is to identify whether the underlined verb in each sentence is a linking verb or an action verb.

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🔍 Definitions:

- Action Verb: Describes a physical or mental action (e.g., run, think, eat).
- Linking Verb: Connects the subject to a subject complement (often describing a state of being). Common linking verbs include: *be, become, seem, appear, feel, look, smell, taste, sound, grow, remain* — but context matters!

Now let’s go through each sentence.

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1. My father looks at the newspaper every morning.

- "Looks" describes the action of looking → Action verb
- ✔ Action

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2. Mrs. Taylor felt the different fabrics before she decided which one to buy.

- "Felt" means touched → physical action → Action verb
- ✔ Action

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3. Tomorrow will be Wednesday.

- "Will be" = future form of "be" → links "tomorrow" to "Wednesday"
- This is a linking verb (describing a state of being)
- ✔ Linking

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4. That soup smells delicious!

- "Smells" here is not about detecting odor as an action, but describing the soup’s quality.
- It links the subject ("soup") to the complement ("delicious")
- So it's a linking verb
- ✔ Linking

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5. The grass grows very fast during the summer because of the rain.

- "Grows" here refers to the physical process of growth → Action verb
- Even though "grow" can be linking in some contexts (e.g., "The plant grows tall"), here it's about the act of growing
- ✔ Action

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6. Can you prove that Lauren was the one who planned the surprise party?

- "Prove" is a mental action (to show something is true) → Action verb
- ✔ Action

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7. Joseph looks tired today.

- "Looks" connects Joseph to his condition ("tired")
- Not describing an action; instead, describing appearance/state
- So it's a linking verb
- ✔ Linking

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8. I always feel happy when I am at the zoo.

- "Feel" here is about emotional state → links subject to emotion ("happy")
- This is a linking verb
- ✔ Linking

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9. Please remain in your seat until the train has come to a complete stop.

- "Remain" means "stay" → indicates a state of being in place
- It’s a linking verb (similar to "be", "stay", "remain")
- ✔ Linking

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10. The boy cried when he fell down in the park.

- Both verbs are underlined? Let's check:
- "Cried" = past tense of cry → action of crying → Action verb
- "Fell" = past tense of fall → physical action → Action verb
- Both are Action verbs
- ✔ Action for both

But since only one box per sentence is needed, and both verbs are action verbs, we mark Action

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Underlined Verb | Type |
|--------|------------------|------------|
| 1 | looks | Action |
| 2 | felt | Action |
| 3 | will be | Linking |
| 4 | smells | Linking |
| 5 | grows | Action |
| 6 | prove | Action |
| 7 | looks | Linking |
| 8 | feel | Linking |
| 9 | remain | Linking |
| 10 | cried / fell | Action |

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📝 Fill-in-the-blank Answers:

1. Linking [ ] Action [X]
2. Linking [ ] Action [X]
3. Linking [X] Action [ ]
4. Linking [X] Action [ ]
5. Linking [ ] Action [X]
6. Linking [ ] Action [X]
7. Linking [X] Action [ ]
8. Linking [X] Action [ ]
9. Linking [X] Action [ ]
10. Linking [ ] Action [X]

✔ All filled correctly based on analysis.

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