English

What is a linking verb?

A verb that connects the subject to a description. Example: The soup tastes salty.

What is a helping verb?

A verb that helps the main verb. Example: She has finished.

What is an action verb?

A verb that shows something being done. Example: The robot moved.

In “The cake smells sweet,” what type of verb is smells?

Linking verb, because cake = sweet.

In “The dog smelled the food,” what type of verb is smelled?

Action verb, because the dog is doing the smelling.

In “We will study German,” what is the helping verb?

will

In “Jane is walking home,” what is the verb phrase?

is walking

What is a run-on sentence?

A sentence where too many ideas are joined without proper punctuation.

How do I fix a run-on?

Break it into shorter sentences or use correct punctuation/conjunctions.