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VERB Notes for Writer’s Notebook

VERB Notes for Writer’s Notebook. What is a verb? p. ______. Verb: a word that shows action or a state of being. Action Verb : shows an action that can be seen, felt, heard, or thought. Ex. The wagon flipped over. Linking Verb: tells about/describes the subject

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VERB Notes for Writer’s Notebook

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  1. VERB Notes for Writer’s Notebook

  2. What is a verb? p. ______ Verb: a word that shows action or a state of being. Action Verb: shows an action that can be seen, felt, heard, or thought. Ex. The wagon flipped over. Linking Verb: tells about/describes the subject Ex. Squirmy is tired. Helping Verb: helps the main verb Molly mustescape.

  3. Action Verbs An action verb shows an action that can be seen, felt, heard, or thought. Examples: 1. The waiter cut the cake into four slices. (action seen) 2. I admire your determination. (action felt) 3. I hope they remember to pick me up on time. (action thought)

  4. Linking Verbs -shows NO action, -it connects or links the subject to a word that follows it Ex: Taylor is witty. Mr. Beiber is a punk. You are handsome.

  5. TRUE Linking Verbs: tobe: am was will be are were can be is shall be to seem: to become: Examples: Perry is sneaky. Ferb and Phineas were clever. Candace seemed suspicious.

  6. Linking OR Action Verbs? –Ntbk p. Thee common verbs can be either action OR linking verbs: 1. appear 2. feel 3. look 4. turn 5. sound 6. taste 7. remain 8. smell 9. stay 10. grow 11. prove 12. get

  7. Helping Verbs - "help out" a main verb-telling more exactly when and how the action is taking place. Helping verbs are always attached to a main verb! Examples: The dance was enjoyed by everyone. The organizers could have sold more tickets.

  8. The Helping Verb Song(Jingle Bells) Helping Verbs! Helping Verbs! There are 23... Am Is Are, Was & Were, Being Been & Be Have Has Had, Do Does Did, Shall Should Will & Would There are 5 more helping verbs: May Might Must Can & Could

  9. Using Is/Are Ntbk p. Singular Plural First Person I am we are Second Person you are you are Third Person he is they are she is it is

  10. Grammatical Person

  11. Verb Tenses p.____ The Tense of a verb tells when it happen(ed)(s). Past present future worked work(s) will work slept sleep(s) will sleep was am/are will be

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