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. Example: run, jump, 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. Example: is, are, was, were.

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What are linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement. They do not show action. Example: am, is, are, was, were.

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

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barks

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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: 'He seems happy.'

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seems

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What is the verb phrase in this sentence: 'They are playing soccer.'

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are playing

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What type of verb is 'was running'?

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helping/main

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What type of verb is 'felt' in the sentence: 'She felt tired.'?

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linking