verbs action, linking, helping, transitive, intransitive

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Verbs show action or state of

being.Examples: go, read, write, eat

An action verb expresses a

physical or mental action.

Example: He paints.

We thought about it.


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An action verb is a word that namesan action.

otice the following action verbs.

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today. #horpe bloc$ed li$e a tan$.He tac$led li$e a tornado. %n everygame #horpe attac$ed hisopponents with all his might. He

caught the ball s$illfully andcharged ahead fearlessly. Expertsstill remember and honor #horpe&sgreatness.

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An action verb can express physical

actions, such as writing and running, or

mental activities such as thin$ing andhonoring.

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Physical

write

block

tackle

catch

charge

Mental

remember

honor

prefer

excel

regarded


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Linking Verbs and Predicate Words

A linking verb connects the subjec

of a sentence with a noun or an

adjective in the predicate.

John McGraw was the manager.

inking verbs tell what the subject is or is like.

inking !erb

"ubject Predicate #oun


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Common Linking Verbsbe become

Grow turn

seem sound

appear taste

look feel

smell

Many of these linking verbs can also be used

as action verbs.

$handra turned thirteen. %inking !erb&

'he car turned the corner. %Action !erb&


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Predicate Nouns

"am is a pitcher.

"usan was our best player.

(ill you be my friend)

A predicate noun follows a linking verb.

*t tells what the subject is.


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Predicate Adjectives

"amantha is beautiful .

"usan was bored with sports.

(ill the game be interesting )

A predicate adjective follows a linking

verb. *t describes the subject by tellingwhat it is like.


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Main Verbs and Helping VerbsVerbs have four principal parts that are

used to form all tenses. The chart belowshow how the principal parts of most

verbs are formed..

Principal Parts of !erbs+ase orm -resent

-articiple-ast orm -ast

-articiple

ump umping umped umped

'he principal parts of verbs are often combined

with helping verbs to form verb phrases.


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Helping Verbs Defined

A helping verb is a

verb that helps the

main verb tell about

an action or make a

statement.


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Helping Verbs Listis a!e sould sall

was as couldwill

were adwould do

are did

am ma" doesbe mi#t can

been$ bein# must A verb phrase consists of one or more

helping verbs followed by a main verb.


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Helping Verbs and Verb Prases

In te sentence abo!e$ te

word are is te elpin# !erb$ andte present participle jumping iste main !erb% To#eter te" forma !erb prase%

A verb phrase consists of one or more

helping verbs followed by a main verb.

Te students are &umpin# rope now%


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!ransitive Verbs #ransitive verbs have direct obects.

/irect obects receive the action of averb. %t answers the 0uestion whom1

or what1 after an action verb.

#he 0uarterbac$ throws the ball.

what?

Action !erb/irect 0bject


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"ntransitive Verbs!ometimes an action verb does

not have a direct obect.#hen the verb is intransitive.

#he singer sang well.

%n the above sentence , welldoes not answer the 0uestionwhom? or what?.

Action !erb


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Verbs #it "ndirect $bjectsAn indirect object answers the

1uestion to whom? or for whom? an action is done

Michael Jordan shows his teammates new

shots.

Action !erb

what?

Direct Object

to whom?

ndirect object


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A present tense of a verb names an

action that happens regularly. *t

can also express a general truth.

Present% Past% and &uture !ensesThe tense of a verb tells when an action takes place.

Present 'ense 2orms

"ingular

I race.

You race.

He, she3 or it races.

Plural

We race.

You race.

They race.


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A past tense of a verb names anaction already happened.

The tense of a verb tells when an action takes place.

Past 'ense 2orms

"ingular

I raced.

You raced.

He, she3 or it raced.

Plural

We raced.

You raced.

They raced.

The past tense of many verbs is formed by

adding –ed to the base form of the verb.


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A future tense of a verb names an

action that will take place in the

future.

2uture 'ense 2orms

"ingular

I will %shall& go.

You will go.

He, she3 or it will go.

Plural

We will %shall& go.

You will go.

They will go.

n the future tense the word will is used with

the verb. !ometimes shall is used when the

pronoun or we is the subject.


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Helping Verbs !ensePresent

am 4 is 5 are

Past

was 5were

Past Participle

have 4 has 5 had

$ombine with

the present

participle form ofthe verb. $ombine with

the past

participle form of

verbs action, linking, helping, transitive, intransitive

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