<p>Identifying Action Verbs Draw a line under the action verb in each sentence.</p><p>1. Long ago, medieval knights fought battles atop powerful horses.</p><p>2. Lighter horses carried lords and ladies on fox hunts.</p><p>3. Travelers sometimes rode horses on long journeys.</p><p>4. Later, the wealthy traveled in horse-drawn carriages.</p><p>5. Farmers also relied on horses in the past.</p><p>6. American farms had more than 20 million horses and mules in 1900.</p><p>7. Today, many persons keep horses.</p><p>8. Children especially love shaggy, bright-eyed ponies.</p><p>9. Gentle Shetland ponies delight young children.</p><p>10. Shetland stand only four hands (21 inches) high!</p><p>Recognizing Transitive and Intransitive: Draw two lines under each action verb. Circle each direct object. Write T in the blank if the verb is transitive or I if the verb is intransitive.</p><p>1. _____ Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane.</p><p>2. _____ They built their machine in Ohio.</p><p>3. _____ They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight.</p><p>4. _____ Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903.</p><p>5. _____ The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day.</p><p>6. _____ The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.</p><p>7. _____ Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet.</p><p>8. _____ Orville’s brother, Wilbur ran alongside.</p><p>9. _____ Few newspaper carried news about the first flight.</p><p>10. _____ The brothers made improvements on their airplane and their flight techniques. Recognizing Linking Verbs: Draw two lines under each verb. Place a check in the blank next to each sentence that contains a linking verb. *Remember some verbs may seem to be linking verbs, but they are actually action verbs. Identify the predicate adjective and predicate nominative.</p><p>1. _____ The grass became brown and dry during the drought.</p><p>2. _____ The delicious desert was cherry cobbler.</p><p>3. _____ Karen asked for that book for her birthday.</p><p>4. _____ His answer annoyed me.</p><p>5. _____ The exterior of the new auditorium appears stately.</p><p>6. _____ Cally looks hot and weary after mowing the grass.</p><p>7. _____ The wonderful train ride became an impressive memory.</p><p>8. _____ My younger sister played Tiny Tim in the play.</p><p>9. _____ The auctioneer of the old property was Alice’s father.</p><p>10. _____ The annual school choral production was a success.</p><p>Identifying Helping Verbs: Underline the complete verb phrase in each of the following sentences. Include all parts of the helping verbs.</p><p>1. Uncle Bob should have reached Boston by now.</p><p>2. Have you ever wanted to sky at Mount Washington?</p><p>3. She had carefully arranged her plans a week in advance.</p><p>4. Sailboats are often seen on the lake in summer.</p><p>5. She probably would have given you her phone number later.</p><p>6. Traders would often exchange tools, weapons, and utensils for pelts of fur.</p><p>7. That book has been on the best-seller list for ten weeks.</p><p>8. Do you know the name of the first state?</p><p>9. You should not even have attempted that difficult somersault.</p><p>10. Those plants have not been watered in more than a week.</p>