were suppose to find out if these are linking or action and find the verb this is what i put(also can you i dentify 4 helping verbs in the sentences
1)Mail travels overseaes on airplanes
action travels
2)Mail also can go overseas by boats
action go
3)Boats are slower but less expensive
linking slower
4)Most people send their mail overseas by airplane
action send
5)Boats might take weeks for the trip across the ocean
linking take
6)Boats were once the only form of transportation.
action transportation
7)The post office can use truck,trains,and planes to move mail
action move
8)In the past, horses have carried mail across the country
action carried
1)Mail travels overseas on airplanes
action travels correct
2)Mail also can go overseas by boats
action go almost; "can" is the helping verb used with "go" here
3)Boats are slower but less expensive
linking slower Can you slower? No. So it's not a verb! In this sentence, the verb is "are" -- a linking verb.
4)Most people send their mail overseas by airplane
action send correct
5)Boats might take weeks for the trip across the ocean
linking take almost; "take" is the verb, but it's not a linking verb; there's a helping verb here. Do you see it?
6)Boats were once the only form of transportation.
action transportation WAY off!
7)The post office can use truck,trains,and planes to move mail
action move incorrect
8)In the past, horses have carried mail across the country
action carried almost correct; what's the helping verb being used with "carried"?
Linking verbs:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#linking
Helping verbs:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm
Verbs overall:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm
Hawaii is one of the most beatiful places on earht. what are the verbs in the sentence
To determine if the verb in each sentence is a linking verb or action verb, you need to understand the difference between the two.
Action verbs express an action or movement that the subject performs. They can be physical actions or mental actions. Linking verbs, on the other hand, connect the subject of a sentence to a noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
Let's analyze the sentences you provided to identify the verbs:
1) "Mail travels overseas on airplanes."
The verb in this sentence is "travels," which is an action verb.
2) "Mail also can go overseas by boats."
The verb in this sentence is "go," which is an action verb.
3) "Boats are slower but less expensive."
The verb in this sentence is "are," which is a linking verb connecting "boats" to the adjective "slower."
4) "Most people send their mail overseas by airplane."
The verb in this sentence is "send," which is an action verb.
5) "Boats might take weeks for the trip across the ocean."
The verb in this sentence is "take," which is a linking verb connecting "boats" to the noun phrase "weeks for the trip across the ocean."
6) "Boats were once the only form of transportation."
The verb in this sentence is "were," which is a linking verb connecting "boats" to the noun phrase "the only form of transportation."
7) "The post office can use trucks, trains, and planes to move mail."
The verb in this sentence is "use," which is an action verb.
8) "In the past, horses have carried mail across the country."
The verb in this sentence is "carried," which is an action verb.
Now, let's identify the helping verbs in these sentences:
1) The sentence doesn't have any helping verbs.
2) The helping verb in this sentence is "can."
3) The sentence doesn't have any helping verbs.
4) The helping verb in this sentence is "have."
5) The helping verb in this sentence is "might."
6) The sentence doesn't have any helping verbs.
7) The helping verb in this sentence is "can."
8) The helping verb in this sentence is "have."
So, the four helping verbs identified are "can," "have," "might," and "have."