Verbs

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What are Helping Verbs?

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Helping verbs are verbs that help other verbs by EXTENDING the meaning.

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What do Linking Verbs do?

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Linking verbs say that the subject IS something.

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What is an Intransitive Verb?

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An intransitive verb is a verb that does NOT transfer its action onto a noun or pronoun.

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Choose the correct sentence: 'At the end of the story, they ___ living happily ever after.'

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The correct sentence is: 'At the end of the story, they were living happily ever after.'

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What is a Transitive Verb?

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A transitive verb is a verb that transfers its action onto a noun or pronoun.

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Define Action Verb.

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An action verb shows what the subject is doing.

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What is the difference between Transitive and Intransitive Verbs?

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Transitive verbs transfer action to a noun or pronoun, while intransitive verbs do not.

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Give an example of a Helping Verb.

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Examples of helping verbs include 'is', 'are', 'was', 'were', 'has', 'have'.

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What is the role of a Linking Verb in a sentence?

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Linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement, describing or identifying the subject.

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Identify a sentence with a Linking Verb: 'She is a teacher.' or 'She runs fast.'

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The sentence 'She is a teacher.' contains a linking verb.