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VerbsGrade Seven

Types

of

Verbs

Action Verbs

Action verbs

show action!

Ex. running

Ex. thinking

Action VerbsSome action verbs

are visible.

That means that

you can see

the action that is happening.

Ex. dancing

Ex. reading

Action VerbsSome action verbs

are mental actions.

This means

we can not see

the action happening.

You’ll notice that no pictures are appearing. That’s because mental actions can not be seen!

Linking VerbsLinking verbs

connect things

together.

They connect

the subject

of the sentence

to a noun

or adjective

that comes

after the linking verb.

Ex. The man is a doctor.

Linking VerbsThere are eight linking verbs!

be

amwere

is

being

are

was been

Verbs of ConditionVerbs of condition

work like linking verbs.Verbs of condition

connect thingstogether.

They connectthe subject

of the sentenceto a noun

or adjectivethat comes

after the verb of condition.

The coffee seems hot.

Verbs of ConditionThere are thirteen verbs of condition.

sound

remain

continue

feel

appear

turn

taste

grow

look

seem

become

stay

smell

Helping VerbsHelping verbs

work with the

main verb

of the sentence.

They “help” them.

Helping verbs

and main verbs

work together

to form

verb phrases.

Examples of Verb Phrases

could have gone

have seen

is practicing

might draw

should listen

Helping VerbsThere are twenty-three helping verbs. It

helps to learn them in groups.

beamis

arewaswerebeingbeen

havehashad

maymightmustcan

couldwouldshould

dodid

does

willshall

Transitive Verbs

• Transitive verbs take an action from a doer of the action to a receiver of the action.

Ex. Mary threw the ball.

(The action of throwing passes from

Mary to the ball.)

Ex. I ate soup.

(The action of eating passes from the

person to the soup.)

Transitive Verbs

• Transitive verbs could have a direct object. If so, the sentence is written in active voice.

*Remember, a direct object is found by:

1. Find the action verb

2. Ask “who?” of “what?” after it.

V DO

Ex. I gave a gift.

Transitive Verbs

• Transitive verbs can also appear in sentences written in passive voice. Passive voice means the doer is not the subject of the sentence. Passive voice is not used in effective writing.

Ex. The gift was given by me.

Intransitive Verbs

• Intransitive verbs have a doer of the action, but nothing receives the action.

Ex. I ran quickly.

(The action of running has someone doing the action, but nothing is being run, There is no receiver.)

Intransitive Verbs

• Intransitive verbs are followed by adverbs, prepositional phrases, or nothing at all.

Adv

Ex. I swam quickly.

prep. phrase

Ex. I swam under the water.

Ex. I swam.

This completes the review of verbs.Additional review can be done in the review folders housed in 106 and the library.