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Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and
Helping Verbs
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Action Verbs Expresses an action
• Example: The teacher gave us the test.
There are 2 types of action verbs: 1. Visible action: I brought my
baseball glove. 2. Mental action: I decided to play.
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Linking VerbsA linking verb is a verb that links (connects) the
subject of the sentence to information about that subject. They do not show action.
Am LookIs FeelAre TasteWas SmellWere SoundBe AppearBeing BecomeBeen Remain
Example: I am cool. (“am” links “I” to “cool”)
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Helping VerbsA helping verb is a verb that “helps” the main verb express meaning. A helping verb with its main verb is called a verb phrase. There are 23 helping verbs.
Example: I am going to the store.
Helping verb Main verb
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May Be Mr. Do
Should
Have A Will
May Be Do Should have Am will
Might Being Does Could Has Is shall
Must been Did would Had Are can
was
were
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Verb Phrase Helping verb(s) + Main verb
Example: I am going to the store. (“am going” is the verb phrase)
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Use the highlighter to highlight the verb phrases.
1. We have eaten the entire batch of cookies.
2. The show must end now.
3. She might stop the video soon. 4. Wouldn't you eat all of that? 5. Sally will not bring her paper to school. 6. Bob should have passed this test 7. I may not redo the homework. 8. You will eat this entire thing! 9. This book might be too late. 10. The bottle could have floated across the lake.