The Verbs ( Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs)

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What are action verbs?

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Action verbs express physical or mental actions. Example: run, think.

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What are linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement. Example: is, are, was.

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What are helping verbs?

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Helping verbs assist the main verb in a sentence to form a tense or mood. Example: is, have, will.

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Identify the action verb: The dog barked loudly.

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barked

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Identify the helping verb: She is running fast.

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is

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Identify the linking verb: The soup tastes delicious.

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tastes

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What is the function of a helping verb?

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Helping verbs modify the main verb to indicate tense, mood, or voice.

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Give an example of a sentence with an action verb.

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The cat jumped over the fence.

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Give an example of a sentence with a linking verb.

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He seems happy.