dead.
It can be, rarely (a killing blow).The word killing is the present participle of the verb to kill, and may be a verb or a noun (gerund).
Were is the verb in that sentence.
Ran is the verb in that sentence>
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
If the verb is the whole sentence, then it is not a sentence, but a sentence fragment. A sentence requires at least a subject and a verb. Examples of Sentence Fragments: Run. Hide. Watch.
It can be, rarely (a killing blow).The word killing is the present participle of the verb to kill, and may be a verb or a noun (gerund).
The verb is the action word in a sentence that describes what the subject is doing.
The verb in that sentence is "are".
Were is the verb in that sentence.
Depending on the context, sentence is already a verb For example, "to sentence someone" is an action and therefore a verb.
the verb in the sentence is has
There is no verb in that fragment - it is not a sentence.
Ran is the verb in that sentence>
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
Yes, it is possible to have a sentence with a verb and without a helping verb. For example, "He runs every day" is a sentence that contains the verb "runs" without a helping verb.
The most important verb in a sentence is the verb that serves as the predicate. Without it (and the subject) there IS no sentence.
No its not. A sentence must have a verb and a subject. There is no verb in that sentence.