Questions 1–9: for each sentence, select the verb. then, indicate whether it’s an action, linking, or verb. 1. daisy and olivia play piano. 2. dan prefers the guitar. 3. they are all talented musicians. 4. daisy’s favorite composer is chopin. 5. she likes mozart, too. 6. olivia has been learning a mozart sonata. 7. she and daisy perform duets as well. 8. dan wishes he could play like segovia. 9. my children’s music fills the house with joy.

The answers are as follows:
1. The verb in the sentence is PLAY.
The verb indicates the action that was carried out by Daisy and Olivia.
2.The verb is PREFERS.
It is an action word that shows the preference of Dan.
3. The verb is ARE.
It is a linking verb.
4. The verb in the sentence is 'IS'.
It is a linking verb.
5. The verb in the sentence is LIKE
It is an action word which expresses a preference.
6. The verb in the sentence are 'BEEN' AND LEARNING.
Learning is an action word. Been is an helping verb.
7. The verb is PERFORM.
It is an action word.
8. The verb are 'WISHES' and PLAY.
They are action words.
9. The verb here is 'FILLS.
It is an action word.
Verbs are parts of sentences which express the actions that are carried out by the doer[s]in the sentences. There are different types of verbs, they are action verbs, auxiliary or helping verbs and linking verbs. The action verbs express the actions that are performed, the auxiliary verbs are typically used together with principal verbs to show tenses while linking verbs serve to join subjects together in a sentence.