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Verbs. A Verb is a word that shows action or a state of being. Action Verbs. Action Verbs ( AV) express physical or mental action. studied. dreaming. thinking. running. vote. dance. The batter is hitting the game winning homerun. The batter thinks about winning the game.
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Verbs A Verb is a word that shows action or a state of being.
Action Verbs Action Verbs (AV) express physical or mental action. studied dreaming thinking running vote dance pg47
The batter is hitting the game winning homerun. The batter thinks about winning the game.
Linking Verbs A linking verb (LV) is a verb that expresses a state of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. Pg 48 Pg 48
The verb "to be" am has been may be is have been can be are had been should be was will be might be were would have been
Most of the other linking verbs are related to your five senses sound appear, become, seem, look smell taste touch, feel, remain
The musicsounds loud. The manseems irritated. The flowersmells fragrant. The appletastes delicious. The Girl Scoutfeels sad because no plants are growing at Camp Green Lake.
Action verb or linking verb? The cookie smelled delicious! Caveman smelled the cookie. LV AV
Linking Verb or Action Verb? Linking verbs link the cookie to a word in the predicate. When the cookie is the subject, it is not performing an action and is not able to smell, taste, touch. However . . . When the sentence is about someone eating, smelling, or tasting the cookie, there is action being performed. The verb is then an action verb.
AV Ismelled the chocolate chip cookies baking in the kitchen. AV My little brotherappeared at the kitchen window and stole a cookie. LV The cookie tasted gooey because it came straight from the oven. LV The cookie he ate appears to be underbaked.
Helping Verbs • Pg 50 A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. A helping verb can help either an action verb or a linking verb! Santa Claus is helping himself to the cookies!
am is are was were do does did done has have had be been being shall will could should would can may
Santa is checking his list twice. I know that you are hoping that you are on the good list, but the list does appear to be pretty short this year. You might have been left off of the list! The letter that you wrote could have been lost in the mail. Christmas might be looking pretty grim for you.
A verb and all of its helpers is called a verb phrase. AV Clint’s plane is tumbling over the Virginia falls. LV Unfortunately things might have been different if the engine had not died. Always remember NOT is NOT a verb
Verb phrases are often interrupted by an adverb. The engine of the plane will usually start. Usually the engine of the plane will start. Will start is the verb phrase; the adverb does not change the facts!!!!
Verb Tense The time expressed by a verb is called its tense. There are three basic tenses: present, past, and future Today I walk to school. (present) Yesterday I walked to school. (past) Tomorrow I will walk to school. (future)
Principal Parts . Every Verb has four basic parts, which are called its principal parts. Infinitive present participle past past participle call calling called (have) called
Regular Verbs The dog peers out of his doghouse. He is peering at the boy who stole his bone. He has peered at the boy long enough. To get his bone he will chase after the boy who is hiding in the bushes.
Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs do not change tense by adding ed. Here is one example: Be care; do not break your glasses! Oops! I broke my glasses! I have broken my glasses many times.
SIT SET Sit means to be seated, to rest. sit sitting sat (have) sat The sultan sat on the flying carpet. Set means to place, to put. Set is transitive. set setting set (have) set Elmer set his alarm clock for five A.M.
Rise Rise means to move upward. rise rising rose (have) risen Smoke has risen from the fried computer. The sun rises. The moon and the stars risein the evening. The balloon rose into the atmosphere.
Raise raise raising raised (have) raised Raise means to lift up, to force up. Raise is transitive. The official has raised the checkered flag. Elmo is frustrated, so he raised his voice. We are raising money for charity. Elmo raised his grade to an A!
LIE To tell an untruth is a regular verb. lie lying lied (have) lied George Washington did not lie; he told his father that he cut down the Cherry Tree.
LIE Lie means to recline, to remain lying down. lie lying lay (have) lain The sick boy will lie in bed for one week. The boy lay in bed all day yesterday. The elephant is lying on the ground blowing bubbles. He has lain on the ground all day.
LAY The verb lay means to put down or to place something. It is a transitive verb. lay laying laid (have) laid The books are being carefully laid on the floor. For our freedom, the soldiers in WWII laid down their lives.
Lie means to rest. lie lying lay (have) lain lay laying laid (have) laid Lay means to put something down.
