Action or State of Being?

Worksheet Description

As students read each sentence in this worksheet, they will focus on the bolded words. They need to determine whether the bolded word refers to an action or to a state or condition. State of being verbs, also known as linking verbs, express a state, condition, or relationship between the subject and its attribute (often an adjective or noun). They do not describe an action or activity but rather connect the subject to additional information about its state or quality. The most common state of being verb is “to be” in its various forms (e.g., “am,” “is,” “are,” “was,” “were”).