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Verbs!

Action Verbos

Action Verbs • Action Verbs tells what someone or something does – aka: an action! Kyle studies often. Alysha jumps high. Joseph followed Shelia.

Transitive or Intransitive • A transitive verb is an action verb that is followed by a word or words that answer the question what? or whom? The girl followed the team to the field. The man ate the cheeseburger. REMEMBER: THE VERB MUST SHOW ACTION!

Continued • An intransitive verb is an action verb that is NOT followed by a word/words that answer what/whom? I ate quickly to get to the meeting. Your mother drove directly to my house.

Linking Verbs

Definition • A linking verb links the subject of a sentence with a word or expression that identifies or describes the subject.

List of Linking Verbs • All forms of the verb to be Is, Are, Was, Were, Will Be, ETC. Some other descriptive linking verbs: Appear, Become, Feel, Grow, Look, Remain, Seem, Smell, Sound, Stay, Taste, ETC

Example Sentences • • The man is president of the club. The sandwich smells wonderful. I will be an actor. They looked very professional.

Verb Phrases

Definition • A verb phrase is when the “verb” of a sentences has more than one part. The main verb and the secondary verb, or helping verb / auxiliary verb

Auxiliary/Helping Verbs Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Being, Been, Has, Have, Had, Having, Can, Could, Does, Did, May, Might, Must, Shall, Should, Will, Would NOTICE THAT MANY ARE FORMS OF THE VERBS to be AND to have

Example Sentences • • Mary is talking to Susan. George may have taken the car. The dog will eat the pork chop. I have never seen that man before. – NOTICE THAT NEVER IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE VERB PHRASE. INTERUPTING WORDS ARE NOT PART OF THE VERB PHRASE!