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Types of Verbs

Types of Verbs. Action verbs: Action verbs can express physical or mental activities. These are things that can be done. Physical actions : These are actions that can be observed or seen. Has, have, and had= action verbs if they tell that a subject owns/holds something.

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Types of Verbs

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  1. Types of Verbs • Action verbs: • Action verbs can express physical or mental activities. These • are things that can be done. • Physical actions: • These are actions that can be observed or seen. • Has, have, and had= action verbs if they tell that a subject • owns/holds something. • Examples: talk, act, drive, run, search • Sample sentences with physical action verbs: • The lights flashed above the stage. • The actors already have their costumes . (shows physical • ownership)

  2. Mental Actions: • These are actions that cannot be observed or witnessed. • Examples:think, dream, remember, hope, believe • Sample sentences with mental action verbs: • Derek imagined he was at the beach. • During the presentation, Ann daydreamedabout her • upcoming vacation. • *Action verbs that have a preposition in front of them are • considered infinitive phrases: to help or to build

  3. Linking Verbs • These types of verbs do not express any action. • They help to link or connect the subject with a noun or adjective • that describes the subject. These are referred to as predicate • nouns or predicate adjectives. • Sample sentences using linking verbs: • (lv) (pa) • 1. John Smith wascalmduring the debate. • (lv) (pn) • 2. Janeis thecaptainof the soccer team. • There are many verbs that can switch between action or linking. • Action:Shefeltthe baby’s forehead. (physical action) • Linking:Tomfeltsick after football practice. (description/condition)

  4. Helping Verbs • These verbs help to express the main verb(an action) in the • sentence. These become known as verbphrases. • Many of the linking verbs can become helping verbs, but when • it is used as a helping verb there must be a main verb with it. • Do not include any words that separate the verb phrase. • (hv) (m/av) • Examples: The food will be tastedby the restaurant critics. • (hv) (m/av) • Intense fires havedeterioratedthe land. • (hv) (m/av) • We should notgoto the concert without our parents’ • permission.

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