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Chapter 15: VerbsChapter 15: Verbs
Action VerbsAction Verbs
Linking VerbsLinking Verbs
Helping VerbsHelping Verbs
Different Kinds of VerbsDifferent Kinds of Verbs
Action VerbsAction Verbs
Transitive Verbs:Transitive Verbs: Directs the action to a Directs the action to a receiver of the actionreceiver of the action
Example: The captain Example: The captain rang the bell. (what rang the bell. (what “rang” – the bell)“rang” – the bell)
The receiver of the The receiver of the action is a noun or action is a noun or pronounpronoun
Intransitive Verbs:Intransitive Verbs: Expresses action about Expresses action about the subject of the the subject of the sentence but does not sentence but does not direct the action towards direct the action towards another noun/pronoun.another noun/pronoun.
Example: The captain Example: The captain rang for dinner.rang for dinner.
There is no receiver of There is no receiver of the action.the action.
Mental and Visible Action Mental and Visible Action VerbsVerbs
Visible ActionVisible Action SailSail RipRip BringBring TraveledTraveled SwimSwim MigratesMigrates SmileSmile CriedCried LaughedLaughed
Mental ActionMental Action ThinkThink RememberRemember UnderstandUnderstand ExpectExpect ConsiderConsider DecideDecide Hope Hope ForgetForget WantWant
Linking VerbLinking Verb
• Connects a noun or pronoun with a word which describes or renames that noun or pronoun
• Example: The Sahara is a desert. The desert feels sweltering.
List of Linking Verbs:
is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been,appears, becomes, feels, grows, looks,remains, seems, smells, sounds, stays,tastes, turns
Helping Verbs
A verb or verbs added to the main verb to form a verb phrase
May be separated by another word such as not, never, hardly, seldom….
Helping VerbsHelping Verbs
is, am, are, was, is, am, are, was, were, be, being, beenwere, be, being, been
can, couldcan, could
do, does, diddo, does, did
has, have, hadhas, have, had
may, might, mustmay, might, must
shall, shouldshall, should
will, wouldwill, would
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