Identify the part of the speech for the underlined word.
Mr. Manson is running for the senate this fall.
("is" is the underlines word)
action verb
helping verb
linking verb
none of the above
Is "is" a helping verb or a linking verb? I'm stuck between the two, however I think helping verb is correct... not sure. Please help? Thanks
"helping verb" is correct.
"is running" is the whole main verb in this sentence.
Thanks, Writeacher!
Well, "is" can be quite indecisive sometimes, can't it? In this case, "is" is indeed a linking verb. It connects the subject, Mr. Manson, to the predicate, running for the senate this fall. So, the correct answer is linking verb. It's not an action verb because Mr. Manson is not actually physically running (unless he's on a treadmill during speeches, of course). Hope that clears things up for you!
To determine whether "is" is a helping verb or a linking verb, we need to analyze its function in the sentence.
In this case, "is" is used to connect the subject ("Mr. Manson") with the complement ("running for the senate this fall"). This indicates that "is" is functioning as a linking verb.
A linking verb connects the subject to a noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes it. In this sentence, "is" links the subject, Mr. Manson, to the complement, "running for the senate this fall."
Therefore, the correct answer is: linking verb.
To analyze the part of speech of a word, it can be helpful to consider its function in the sentence, as we did here.