Which sentence contains a helping verb?
A. The group of small children startled the ducklings.
B. I walked to the movie theater.
C. A small snake slithered across the yard.
D. Sophia will be taking swimming lessons for the first time.
D. BE is a helping verb.
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Anytime! Remember that helping verbs are NOT action verbs.
Bryce and Emily -- you forgot WILL is also a helping verb.
So WILL BE would be the helping verbs? Two in one!
Right. :-)
To identify which sentence contains a helping verb, we need to understand what a helping verb is. A helping verb, also known as an auxiliary verb, is a verb that helps to form the tense, voice, or mood of a main verb in a sentence.
Let's analyze each of the given sentences:
A. The group of small children startled the ducklings.
In this sentence, the main verb is "startled." There is no helping verb present.
B. I walked to the movie theater.
In this sentence, the main verb is "walked." There is no helping verb present.
C. A small snake slithered across the yard.
In this sentence, the main verb is "slithered." There is no helping verb present.
D. Sophia will be taking swimming lessons for the first time.
In this sentence, the main verb is "taking," and the helping verb is "will be." The helping verb "will be" is used to form the future progressive tense.
Therefore, the sentence that contains a helping verb is option D. Sophia will be taking swimming lessons for the first time.