Verbs Review of the three types.

What’s a verb? • Verbs express an action –Ex: bring, change, grow, consider

• Verbs express an occurrence –Ex: become, happen, occur

• Verbs express a state of being –Ex: be, seem, remain

There are three kinds of VERBS

1. Action verbs 2. Linking verbs 3. Helping verbs

1. Action Verbs

Action Verbs • Tells what action is occurring in a

sentence.

• Expresses a mental or physical activity.

• Answers the question: “What is the subject doing?”

coughed

swallowed

awake

ran ride

sang

These are Action Verbs:

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Action Verbs Practice

• What is the subject doing? Find the simple subject and its action verb:

1. He spoke French. 2. I wandered around the room

yesterday. 3. The children sprung out of

bed on Christmas morning.

Answers:

• What is the subject doing? Find the simple subject and its action verb:

1. He spoke French. 2. I wandered around the room

yesterday. 3. The children sprung out of

bed on Christmas morning.

2. Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs… • do not show an action; they show a

relationship. • link or connect the subject of the

sentence with a noun or an adjective in the predicate.

subject LV noun subject LV adjective

– Peanut is my toad. -Peanut is tiny.

Linking Verbs

All forms of “to be” are called state of

being verbs.

Examples:

• am • is • are • was • were • be

• being • been

• became

Let’s Put it Together… • Find the ACTION and LINKING

VERB(S)… –Victor said his friend was pretty

strange. Answer: ACTION VERB LINKING VERB

Victor said his friend was pretty strange.

Let’s Put it Together… • Find the ACTION and LINKING

VERB(S)… –There are thirteen people attending my

birthday party. Answer: LINKING VERB ACTION VERB

There are thirteen people attending my birthday party.

3. Helping Verbs

Help me!

Helping Verbs… • work with a main verb to help you

understand what action is taking place. – This is called a verb phrase.

• There could be more than one helping verb in a sentence.

• Examples: Helping Verb + Main Verb = Verb Phrase

Dogs can run. I was sleeping.

Artists can train others to draw. The student had been working on homework.

The techniques could have been altered a little.

23 Helping Verbs • am

• is

• are

• was

• were

• being

• been

• be

• have

• has

• had

• do

• does

• did

• shall

• should

• will

• would

• may

• might

• must

• can

• could

Helping Verb Practice: Directions: Identify the verb phrase. What are the helping verb(s) and main verb within it? 1. You can speak loudly in the gym.

• Verb phrase: can speak • Helping verb: can • Main verb: speak

2. The dog must have been chasing the cat.

• Verb phrase: must have been chasing • Helping verbs: must, have, been • Main verb: chasing

Directions: Break the sentence into complete subject and complete predicate with a vertical line.

Underline the verb(s) in the complete predicate. Label its type (AV, LV, or HV).

1. We parked and locked our bicycles in the

rack at the library.

2. Many, many resources were available

there.

Answers Key: Action Verbs

Linking Verbs Helping Verbs

1. We parked and locked our bicycles in the

rack at the library.

2. Many, many resources were available

there.

Directions: Break the sentence into complete subject and complete predicate

with a vertical line. Underline the verb(s) in the complete

predicate. Label its type (AV, LV, or HV).

3. I considered several books about wild

animals.

4. All of the books had looked interesting.

Answers Key: Action Verbs

Linking Verbs Helping Verbs

3. I considered several books about wild

animals.

4. All of the books had looked interesting.

Look at your PCR book…

To answer questions 5-7 in the practice section of your notes.

Homework… Finish page 3 and complete page 4 of the verb packet 2 sided verb worksheet by

tomorrow.