Action and Linking Verbs; Present Tense Verbs

• An action verb describes an action or activity. The noun or pronoun that

receives the action is the direct object. The noun or pronoun that receives the
action indirectly is the indirect object.
• A linking verb joins the subject of the sentence to words in the predicate.
These words in the predicate are predicate nominatives (nouns or pronouns) or
predicate adjectives.
• A present tense verb shows that the action is happening now or that it happens
over and over. A verb must agree in a number and person with its subject.

1. Raymond taught them a song. (direct: song, indirect: them)

2. I made my brother a mask. (direct: mask, indirect: brother)

3. This city is gigantic. (predicate adjective)

4. My uncle is a tour guide. (predicate nominative)

5. He is happy with his job. (predicate adjective)

6 My sister (attend, attends) band camp every year. (attends)

7. Thousands of spectators (watch, watches) the show each week. (watch)

8. My cousin (like, likes) to ride her bike. (likes)

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