Verb Lesson 1

Verb Lesson 1

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF VERBS

• Action Verbs

• Helping Verbs

• Linking Verbs

A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being.

Examples:

• We went to Kariba last April.

• Is a firefly a kind of beetle?

ACTION VERBS

Most verbs are action words. Verbs can also indicate mental action Every sentence needs a verb.

Examples:

• The boys hid in the forest.

• The hotel provided us with rooms after the game.

Multiple Select

What is the action verb?

The dog barked all night.

• The

• dog

• barked

• all

• night

Multiple Select

What is the action verb?

Dylan throws the ball.

• Dylan

• throws

• the

• ball

Multiple Select

What are the action verbs? There are two.

I wonder if she likes me.

• I

• Wonder

• If she

• likes

• me.

HELPING VERBS

Helping verbs help the main verb to express action or a state of being.

Examples:

• She can speak.

• He will learn.

Commonly Used Helping Verbs

• Am, Are, Be, Been

• Being, Can, Could, Did

• Do, Does, Had, Has

• Have. Is, May, Might

• Must, Shall, Should, Was

• Were, Will, Would

LINKING VERBS

A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word group that identifies the subject.

Examples:

• Natalie Babbit is a writer.

• She was the new principal.

Commonly used Linking Verbs

• Am, Has been, Maybe

• Is, Have been, Might be

• Are, Had been, Can be,

• Was, Will be, Should be

• Were, Shall be, Would have been

Multiple Select

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