Verb Review Verbs A word used to express

Verb Review

Verbs ¡A word used to express action or a state of being ¡Helping Verb: helps the main verb express and action/state of being ¡ Also known as auxiliary verb ¡ He has been praised. ¡Verb phrase: contains helping verb and main verb; is sometimes interrupted by another part of speech

Verbs ¡Action verb: verb that expresses physical or mental activity ¡ Langston Hughes wrote volumes of poetry. ¡ Physical activity: laugh, paint, leap, sneeze, play ¡ Mental activity: understand, trust, realize, dream, wish

Verbs ¡Linking verbs: connect subject to a word or word group that identifies/describes the subject ¡ Noun, pronoun, adjective that is connected to the subject by a linking verb completes the meaning of the verb ¡ Common linking verbs: am, are, been, is, was, being, appear, grow, seem, taste, smell, sound, become, feel, remain ¡ The watermelon looks ripe.

Verbs ¡Transitive verbs: express an action directed toward a person, place, thing, or idea ¡ Action passes from doer (subject) to the receiver of the action (direct object) ¡ Emily brought flowers. ¡TRANSITIVE VERBS REQUIRE DIRECT OBJECTS***

Verbs ¡Intransitive verbs: express action (or tells something about the subject) without the action passing to a receiver of the object ¡ Linking verbs are intransitive verbs because…? ¡ The twins played quietly.

Intransitive vs. Transitive ¡Joan swam ten laps. ¡Joan swam well. ¡The teacher read a poem. ¡The teacher read aloud.

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