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Understanding Verbs

Understanding Verbs. The heart of a sentence. The verb shows action. The action can be physical: yell dance kiss. The action can be mental. wish meditate. Let’s practice finding the action verb. Click on the verb in the sentence below.

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Understanding Verbs

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  1. Understanding Verbs The heart of a sentence.

  2. The verb shows action. • The action can be physical: yell dance kiss

  3. The action can be mental. • wish meditate

  4. Let’s practice finding the action verb. • Click on the verb in the sentence below. I adoreallforms of chocolate.

  5. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  6. Good! • Let’s try another. Click on the action verb. • Billsentme a ratherrudeemail.

  7. Not exactly! • Click here to try again.

  8. Right! • Let’s try another. • Everymorning, Rebeccagoes for a run.

  9. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  10. You’ve got it! • Try another! Coach Johnson benched the starting quarterback.

  11. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  12. Right! • Here’s another sentence: • Marcusconsidered all his financialoptionsverycarefully.

  13. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  14. Correct!! • You’re on a roll! • Pleasetell us the jokeabout the one-leggedMartian.

  15. Not exactly! • Click here to try again.

  16. Good! • Click on the verb. • Afterwork, Jeremy usuallytakes his dog for a walk.

  17. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  18. You’re right! • Click on the verb. • My psychologyclassmeetsevery Monday and Wednesday.

  19. Not exactly. • Click here to try again.

  20. Good! • It’s time to move on to another type of verb: the linking verb

  21. The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.”

  22. Here are some examples: Martin is a carpenter. This bread seems stale. We are Marshall.

  23. Linking verbs don’t show action. Linking verbs “link” a subject to a descriptive word. Here are common linking verbs: Is am was were be Being been

  24. Sensory Linking Verbs The following five verbs, related to our five senses, are also linking verbs: Look Feel Sound Taste Smell

  25. More Linking Verbs The following words can also be linking verbs: Turn Grow Appear Seem Become

  26. Let’s practice! • Click on the linking verb in the sentence below: Derrickis a professionalphotographer.

  27. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  28. Yes! • Let’s try another: • Chadseemsquiteunhappythisafternoon.

  29. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  30. Correct! • Here’s another: • That dog certainlylooksmean.

  31. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  32. You’ve got it! • Here’s another: • The runnerwascompletelyexhausted.

  33. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  34. Right! • Here’s one more: • The geesewereespeciallyaggressive yesterday.

  35. Oops! • Click here to try again.

  36. Yes!! • Let’s try just one more: • After the sternlecture, the childrenbecamequiteobedient.

  37. Not quite! • Click here to try again.

  38. Excellent! • Now you have a good understanding of the two main types of verbs. • In the next lesson, you will learn about compound verbs and helping verbs.

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