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 words that express physical or mental actions, like 'run', 'jump', or 'think'.

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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 'will be swimming'.

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What are linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, often describing a state of being, like 'is', 'are', 'was', or 'were'.

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

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barked

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

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is

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Identify the linking verb in this sentence: 'They are happy.'

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are

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What is the main function of action verbs?

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The main function of action verbs is to show what the subject is doing.

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What is the main function of helping verbs?

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Helping verbs assist the main verb in a sentence to convey tense, mood, or voice.

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What is the main function of linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject to additional information about the subject.