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Notes for February 19,2013 What is a Verb? -an action word or a word that assigns a state of being Action Verbs Helping Verbs Linking Verbs Are verbs that describe an action Are words that help a verb have more meaning(telling when it happened) Are verbs that link a subject with a predicate noun or adjective; they describe the person or thing, they don’t describe action Examples: Run, swimming, jumping, seeing, ate, watched, thought Sentences: We thought about the question. Dogs are swimming in the pool. Examples: Am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be, did, can, should, would, could, etc. Sentences: You should run to the store. He did see the movie yesterday. Examples: Am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be, seems, appears, smells, feels, looks, sounds, etc. Sentences: Bill looks tired. Selma is a good friend. The helping verb and action verb, when used together, are called a verb phrase.
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Notes for February 19,2013
What is a Verb?
-an action word or a word that assigns a state of being
Action Verbs Helping Verbs Linking VerbsAre verbs that describe an action Are words that help a verb have
more meaning(telling when it happened)
Are verbs that link a subject with a predicate noun or adjective; they describe the person or thing, they don’t describe action
Examples:Run, swimming, jumping, seeing, ate, watched, thought
Sentences:We thought about the question.Dogs are swimming in the pool.
Examples:Am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be, did, can, should, would, could, etc.
Sentences:You should run to the store.He did see the movie yesterday.
Examples:Am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be, seems, appears, smells, feels, looks, sounds, etc.
Sentences:Bill looks tired.Selma is a good friend.
The helping verb and action verb, when used together, are called a verb phrase.
