Parts of Speech Verbs A verb is a

Parts of Speech: Verbs ¡A verb is a word that is used to express an action or a state of being.

Action Verbs ¡An action verb expresses physical or mental action. ¡Examples of physical actions: ¡write, describe, sit, receive, arise, go ¡Examples of mental actions: ¡remember, consider, think, know, understand, believe

Linking Verbs ¡A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. ¡The most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb be.

Linking Verbs (continued) Forms of the verb be: ¡be ¡shall be ¡should be ¡being ¡will be ¡would be ¡am ¡has been ¡can be ¡is ¡have been ¡could be ¡are ¡had been ¡should have been ¡was ¡shall have been ¡would have been ¡were ¡will have been ¡could have been

Linking Verbs (continued) Other Linking Verbs ¡appear ¡seem ¡become ¡smell ¡feel ¡sound ¡grow ¡stay ¡look ¡taste ¡remain ¡turn

Examples of Linking Verbs ¡The answer is correct. ¡The winners are happy. ¡The wet dog smelled horrible. ¡The hamburger tasted strange.

Verb Phrases ¡A verb phrase consists of at least one main verb and one or more helping verbs. ¡A helping verb helps the main verb express an action or a state of being.

Helping Verbs ¡Helping verbs include all forms of the verb be plus the following: can do has could does have did had may migh should t must will shall would

Examples of Verb Phrases ¡is leaving ¡may become ¡should go ¡might have remained ¡can finish ¡did eat

Verb Phrases (continued) ¡Sometimes the parts of a verb phrase are interrupted by other parts of speech. ¡She had always been thinking of her future. ¡Has my sister played her new CD for you?

Verb Phrases (continued) ¡Note: The word not is an adverb. It is never part of a verb phrase, even when it is joined to the verb as the contraction – n’t. ¡She should not have borrowed that necklace. ¡No, you can’t have my cookie.

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