Action, linking, and helping verbs

A word used to express an action or state of being

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

• Verb

Expresses action directly toward a person or thing.

• Intransitive Verb

• Transitive Verb

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Expresses action that is NOT directed to a person or thing.

• Intransitive Verb

• Transitive Verb

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Is a verb that is combined with a main verb to form a verb phrase

• Intransitive Verb

• Transitive Verb

• Helping Verb

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs

• Intransitive Verb

• Transitive Verb

• Helping Verb

• Verb Phrase

• Action Verb

Links the subject with another word that renames or describes the subject.

• Intransitive Verb

• Linking verb

• Helping Verb

• Verb Phrase

• Action Verb

Tells what action a subject is performing.

• Intransitive Verb

• Linking verb

• Helping Verb

• Verb Phrase

• Action Verb

Two types of action verbs

• Mental

• Linking verb

• Helping Verb

• Physical

• Action Verb

If the word that follows the verb is renaming, it is a ____________.

• Linking verb

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

If the word that follows the verb is describing the subject, it is a ____________.

• Linking verb

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective