VERB IDENTIFYING VERB THE VERB BASE ACTION VERBS

VERB IDENTIFYING VERB THE VERB BASE ACTION VERBS AND LINKING VERBS

IDENTIFYING A VERB Verbs are words that usually express an action. q RUN q WALK q EAT q DRINK q WRITE q BUY q SELL q PUSH q PULL q DRAW q WATCH q FLY q DRIVE q CUT q KICK q HIDE q BUILD q SLEEP q SING q DANCE

TEST YOURSELF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS ARE VERBS:

TEST YOURSELF UNDERLINE THE VERBS IN THE FOLLOWING PHRASES

THE BASE VERB Sometimes a verb changes its form. Let’s look at the following sentences. The verb is underlined in each one. 1. Jhon should study. 2. Jhon studied. 3. Jhon is studying. 4. Jhon studies. A verb has its base form that is called base verb or infinitive (with or without ‘to’ and base verb). So, the base form of ‘studies’, ‘studied’, and ‘studying’ is ‘study’.

TEST YOURSELF Put each of the verbs below into its base form.

TEST YOURSELF Underline the verbs in each of the sentences below.

ACTION AND LINKING VERBS The verbs we have looked at so far, all indicate actions. In fact, they are called action verb. However, there are other verbs which don’t indicate actions. These are most commonly called linking verbs. One example of such a verb is the word seem, in the sentence, You seem tired, They’ve seemed busy lately. Linking verbs expresses a relationship between the noun or pronoun that comes before the linking verb and whatever follows it.

COPULA The most common linking verb is the verb be, often called the copula. Here are the examples: q I am happy. q You are happy. q He is happy. q I was happy. q You were happy.

LINKING VERBS q BE q TASTE q FEEL q SEEM q LOOK q SMELL q REMAIN q BECOME q APPEAR q SOUND q STAY

TEST YOURSELF Decide if the underlined verbs in the sentences below are action or linking verbs. 1. The Czar was a person of high rank. 2. That dog barks a lot. 3. Mr. Kelly watched the traffic below his window. 4. You have been a terrific friend to me over the years. 5. I love the way the pillows feel so cozy in this hotel. 6. Jimmy is always eager to answer any questions. 7. Finding a healthy meal on the menu proved easy. 8. He’s not as smart as he led me to believe. 9. We could hear the neighbors arguing for hours. 10. That sounds good time.