What part of speech is the word (can) in this sentence? Jellyfish have stinging tentacles, and some jellyfish can injure humans. A. action verb B. linking verb C. helping verb

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User: What part of speech is the word (can) in this sentence? Jellyfish have stinging tentacles, and some jellyfish can injure humans. A. action verb B. linking verb C. helping verb

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User: Ambrosio is that, because it is a state of being?

User: ambrosio is that, because it is a state of being?

Weegy: Are in that sentence is actually a helping verb. There are many auxiliary or helping verbs: Be, have, am, are, is, was, were, has, had, do, shall, will, may, can, ought, and must. [ They are called helping verbs, because it is by their aid the compound tenses are formed. ]

User: I am talking about the word can in the sentence not are. What part of speech is the word (can) in this sentence? Jellyfish have stinging tentacles, and some jellyfish can injure humans. A. action verb B. linking verb C. helping verb

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Jellyfish are strange and sometimes beautiful sea creatures.
The verb "are" is a LINKING VERB.

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