English I
G.Verbs
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Verbs
A verb shows action or a state of being .
Action Verbs: tells what
action
Visible Action: can be
something or someone is performing
seen
Example: dig, yell, measure, play,
Mental Action: cannot be seen
Examples: wonder, hope, believe, think,
Transitive Verbs: directs action toward
someone
or
baseball
.
something
.
Example: Angie played baseball.
Angie played what?
Intransitive Verbs: does not direction action toward
someone
or
something
Example: Danny played well.
Danny played what?
well
.
Linking Verbs: connects a noun before the verb with a word after the verb. (Hint: think
of the linking
-
The most common linking verb is some form of be.
The Forms of be
Am
Is
Are
Were
Be
Being
Have
Has
Had
Might
Must
Can
Could
Should
Would
Or any combination of the above words
Appear
Taste
Stay
Was
Been
May
Will
Other verbs may be used as linking verbs
Feel
Become
Turn
Other Linking Verbs
Look
Seem
Grow
Remain
Examples: The students are excited to start the new semester.
Sound
Smell
The cake is delicious.
English I
G.Verbs
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Linking or Action Verb?
Some linking verbs can also be used as action verbs, so how do you tell the difference?
If the verb can be replace with am, is, or are, it is a linking verb. If not, it is an
action verb.
Example: Robbie grew quite tall. (Robbie is tall) Linking
Robbie grew tomatoes. (Robbie is tomatoes?) Not linking
Helping Verbs: verbs that can be added to another verb to make a single verb phrase.
Be verbs can be used as helping verbs.
Helping Verbs other than the forms of be
do
have
shall
can
Does
Has
Should
Could
Did
Had
Will
May
Would
Might
must
Verb Phrases
Helping Verbs
Am
Can
Will be
Should have been
Key Verbs
Talking
Write
Studying
Considered
Sometimes other words may separate helping verbs from key verbs
Verb Phrases Separated
Mom will certainly not allow anyone in the kitchen in the kitchen at that time.
Has anyone seen my keys to the apartment?