Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs

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What is a verb?

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A word that shows action or state of being.

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Action verb definition

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A word that shows action.

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Helping verb:

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A word that helps other verbs in the sentence.

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What is a verb phrase?

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When there is more than one verb in a sentence.

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Verb in: Jimmy ran to the store.

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ran

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Verb in the sentence: Margo is going to eat the steak for dinner.

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Is going

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Type of verb in: I will eat the food.

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Helping Verb

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Verb in: I went running at the track.

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went running

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Type of verb in: My dog is pooping on the ground.

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Action Verb

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Type of verb: Mrs. Watson is a great teacher.

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Linking Verb