VERBS REVIEW

Whom or what the sentence is about

• subject

• predicate

• verb

Tell what the subject does, is, or has

• subject

• predicate

• verb

-simple predicate → is the predicate without any complements, linkers, or modifiers.

-used to express action or state of being

-Tell whether the action is completed, continuing, or will happen in the future

-A sentence can have more than one

• subject

• predicate

• verb

-May express physical action or mental action

-The action may or may not be one that you see - HOWEVER, an action verb tells you that something is happening, has happened, or will happen

• Action verb

• Physical action

• Mental action

• state of being verb

My thirsty hose drinks water from the stream.

The angry bull charged at the farm hand.

• Physical action

• Mental action

Finally, I memorized the list of names.

Richard worries too much about problems.

• Physical action

• Mental action

Does not tell about an action

Tells you when and where someone or something exists

Formed from the verb TO BE: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

• Action verb

• Physical action

• Mental action

• state of being verb

The red pen is on the table.

My sisters were in the garage.

• Action verb

• Physical action

• Mental action

• state of being verb

-Does not express an action

-Links (connects) the subject with a word or words in the predicate that describe or rename the subject

• Linking verbs

• Helping verbs

• Action verbs

The chocolate cake was rich.

The apple pie tastes tart.

• Linking verbs

• Helping verbs

• Action verbs