Verbs, Verbs, 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 are verbs that express physical or mental actions, like 'run', 'jump', or '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, like 'is', 'are', 'was', and 'seem'.

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What are helping verbs?

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Helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs, are used with main verbs to form a verb phrase, like 'is running' or 'has eaten'.

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Identify the verb in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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barks

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Identify the verb in this sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

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is reading

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Identify the verb in this sentence: 'They were playing soccer.'

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were playing

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What type of verb is 'smells' in the sentence: 'The bear smells like cinnamon.'?

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linking

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What type of verb is 'sent' in the sentence: 'The school sent a message out to the parents.'?

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action

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Identify the verb in this sentence: 'Billy jumped over the fence.'

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jumped