Decide whether the word in bold is an action verb or a linking verb.

The audience laughed at the clown.
A. action verb
B. linking verb
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

In the given sentence, the word in bold is an action verb. It describes what the subject “The audience” did.

The audience laughed at the clown.

[“Laughed” is an action verb in the sentence.]

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