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For each numbered sentence in the following paragraph, list the verb(s) and identify whether it is a linking, action or helping verb.
(1.) Pizza is one type of food with a long history. (2.) Its origins reach back to ancient Middle Eastern times. (3.) People of that era ate flat bread that had been cooked in mud ovens. (4.) Soon the Mediterraneans were eating the same flat bread with olive oil and native spices on it. (5.) Years later, in 1889, Queen Margherita was touring her Italian kingdom. (6.) An Italian baker created a special pizza for the queen. (7.) He topped it with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. (8.) The pizza became the queen's favorite treat. (9.) Today, it is known as pizza Margherita. (10.) American soldiers tried it for the first time while they were staying in areas of Italy.
(1.) Pizza is one type of food with a long history. (2.) Its origins reach back to ancient Middle Eastern times. (3.) People of that era ate flat bread that had been cooked in mud ovens. (4.) Soon the Mediterraneans were eating the same flat bread with olive oil and native spices on it. (5.) Years later, in 1889, Queen Margherita was touring her Italian kingdom. (6.) An Italian baker created a special pizza for the queen. (7.) He topped it with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. (8.) The pizza became the queen's favorite treat. (9.) Today, it is known as pizza Margherita. (10.) American soldiers tried it for the first time while they were staying in areas of Italy.