Parts of Speech: Verbs

Parts of Speech: Verbs

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​A verb expresses an action or state of being.

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​A helping verb is a verb that comes before the main verb in a sentence.

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Marlena has played. ​

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​Helping Verbs

A main verb and one or more helping verbs​ make up a verb phrase.

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Tommy will be going. ​

​Main Verbs

Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

​Common Helping Verbs

​​Modals:

can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would​

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A modal is a helping verb that is joined with the main verb to express an attitude such as necessity or possibility. ​

Forms of Be:

am, are, be, been , being, is, was, were​

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Forms of Have: ​​

had, has, have ​

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Forms of Do:

do, does, did

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

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Darius looks serious.

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Vincent was a great baseball player. ​

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​Linking Verbs

An action verb expresses either physical or mental activity.

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Physical - speak, sleep, carry, throw

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Mental - think, imagine, dream, know​

​Action Verbs

Others:

appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

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Some of the verbs listed above can be used as either linking or action verbs, depending on the context of the sentence. ​

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The alarm sounded shrill.

I sounded the alarm. ​

Forms of be:

am, is, are, was ,were, being, be, can be, may be, might be, must be, shall be, will be, could be, should be, would be, has been, have been, had been, shall have been, will have been, could have been, should have been, would have been​

Common Linking Verbs

​An intransitive verb does not have an object.

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The rain fell. ​

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My cousin arrived yesterday.​

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​Intransitive Verbs

A transitive verb has an object and only makes sense if it exerts its action on that object.​

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An object is a word or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.

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We closed the shutters.

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Sasha slapped Vernon on the face.​

Transitive Verb

A verb phrase may be classified as action or linking and as transitive or intransitive.

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Examples:

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The actors are practicing their lines. (action, transitive)

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The director is meeting with the stage crew. ​(action, intransitive)

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Preparation for the opening night has been hectic! (linking, intransitive)​

Subject | Subject

Let's practice:

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​The cup shattered into pieces.

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Mark will be there soon.

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The players have been practicing the plays and tactics so they can win.

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Subject | Subject

Open Ended

What is the function of a verb?

Multiple Choice

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

• Billy
• jumped
• over
• fence

Multiple Choice

I. Identify whether the capitalized word is an action verb or a linking verb.

Esther is LOOKING for her purse.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

I. Identify whether the capitalized word is an action verb or a linking verb.

Ysabelle SEEMS interested in the topic.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

I. Identify whether the capitalized word is an action verb or a linking verb.

Emman THOUGHT about the problem.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

I. Identify whether the capitalized word is an action verb or a linking verb.

Malou FELT that the outcome of the trial was fair.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

I. Identify whether the capitalized word is an action verb or a linking verb.

Krisha FELT unhappy about her decision.

• Action Verb

• Linking Verb

Multiple Choice

II. Identify the helping verb in the sentence.

John will leave at noon.

• will

• will leave

• leave

• leave at

Multiple Choice

II. Identify the modal in the sentence.

Andrei must have known the new student.

• must

• have

• must have

• known

Multiple Choice

II. Identify the modal in the sentence.

Today, I shall watch a movie.

• Today

• shall

• shall watch

• watch

Multiple Choice

II. Identify the helping verb in the sentence.

I am thinking about joining the English Club.

• I am

• am

• am thinking

• thinking

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb used is transitive or intransitive.

Grandma laughed very hard.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb used is transitive or intransitive.

Kassy thanked Amy for the gift.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb used is action or linking and transitive or intransitive.

Lani wanted the chips.

• Action, Transitive

• Action, Intransitive

• Linking, Intransitive

• Linking, Transitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb used is action or linking and transitive or intransitive.

Dennis and Kim are best friends.

• Action, Transitive

• Action, Intransitive

• Linking, Intransitive

• Linking, Transitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb phrase used is action or linking and transitive or intransitive.

Have you been feeling ill lately?

• Action, Transitive

• Action, Intransitive

• Linking, Intransitive

• Linking, Transitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb phrase used is action or linking and transitive or intransitive.

Samson would have given the award to Buck.

• Action, Transitive

• Action, Intransitive

• Linking, Intransitive

• Linking, Transitive

Multiple Choice

IV. Choose whether the underlined verb used is action or linking and transitive or intransitive.

Those roses came from Europe.

• Action, Transitive

• Action, Intransitive

• Linking, Intransitive

• Linking, Transitive

Multiple Choice

_____ I use your telephone to call my mom, please?

• MAY

• SHOULD

• COULD