notes
is the main part of the predicate
(everything in the sentence
BESIDES the subject.) It tells
what the subject is or is doing.
Types:
• Action verbs
• Linking verbs
 Break
down this sentence.
The marching band practices faithfully every day.
Complete
subject
predicate
simple subject
verb

Without a verb, we don’t know what the band does!
Follow
the directions to
create a verb foldable. The
following slides will go on
and inside each of the four
“folds”
Expresses action
Physical
action (like
“stumbled”, or “ran”)
Mental action (like
“thought” or “loved”)
Verb (mental action)
Officer Bell thought she
knew who planned the
crime.
Verb (mental action)
Verb (physical action)
These
verbs show state of
being.
The
main function of these
verbs is to LINK the subject with
a word in the predicate that
describes or identifies it.
Most often, variations of “to be”
(is, are, was, were) are linking
verbs.
 Verbs
can be used as action verbs or
linking verbs.
 You need to decide if it is showing
an action completed by the subject,
or connecting the subject to
something describing it.
 Which one is the linking verb?
Samuel
looked sad.
Samuel looked
at me.
Morgan is younger than I am.
Linking Verb
Gina felt sick.
Linking Verb
Two
or more verbs of the
same subject, connected by
a conjunction (and, or but)
Help
eliminate repetition (be
more concise!)
 Original
sentence-very wordy
Michael sketched the object. Then he
painted it and finally he decided to sculpt it.
 Reworded
with compound verbs
Michael sketched, painted, and sculpted the
object.
 All
three verbs describe Michael’s actions.
Verbs
can be multiple words
Helping verbs help the main
verb
Can help show time
He
might have been right.
Helping verbs
She
Main verb
is swimming today.
Helping verb Main verb
 Be



Am
Was
Be
Is
were
being
Are
been
 Have

Have, has had
 Do

Do, does, did
 Modals

Will, would, shall, should, may, might, must,
can, could