Which of the following is an example of an action word category?

Which of the following is an example of an action word category?

• A. Describe, accompany, request an action
• B. In, on, table
• C. Peekaboo
• D. Dog

Answer: (A)

Action word category refers to verbs—words that express actions or events. Describe, accompany, and request an action are all verbs because they describe doing something: to describe is to perform the act of describing, to accompany is to go with someone, and to request an action is to ask for something to be done. That makes them fit the action word category. The other options don’t name actions. In, on, and table involve location or objects (prepositions and a noun), peekaboo is a game or a playful sound/interaction rather than an action word, and dog is a noun naming a thing. So the first set clearly represents action words.

Action word category refers to verbs—words that express actions or events. Describe, accompany, and request an action are all verbs because they describe doing something: to describe is to perform the act of describing, to accompany is to go with someone, and to request an action is to ask for something to be done. That makes them fit the action word category.

The other options don’t name actions. In, on, and table involve location or objects (prepositions and a noun), peekaboo is a game or a playful sound/interaction rather than an action word, and dog is a noun naming a thing. So the first set clearly represents action words.