Action verb:
* Example: The factory *produced* a new model of car.
* Here, "produced" describes an action - the factory making a car.
Linking verb:
* Example: The new car *produced* a loud noise.
* Here, "produced" links the subject (the car) to a description (a loud noise).
To determine the type of verb, you need to look at the sentence structure:
* Action verbs will be followed by a direct object (the thing being acted upon).
* Linking verbs will be followed by a subject complement (a noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject).