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- The verb gives the sentence meaning by saying
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3 kinds of verbs
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Action verbs: An action verb is a verb that
expresses mental or physical activity. Mental
occurs in the mind and physical can be seen.
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Linking verbs: A linking verb is a verb that does
not show actioÿ but connects the- subject to a
noun or adjective in the predicate. Some verbs
may be linking or action verbs, depending on
how they are used. A way to determine whether a
verb is linking or action is to replace the verb
with a form of the to be verb. If it still makes
sense the briginal verb is a linking verb.
Ex: Linking verb
The juice tastes sweet.
The juice is sweet.
Action verb
She tastes the juice.
She is the juice.
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main verb.
o Helping verbs can also be called auxiliary
verbs
o When a verb consists of more than one word, it
is called a verb phrase, A verb phrase contains
one main verb and one or more helping verbs.
o Sometimes the verb phrase is interrupted.
These interruptions could be not or any other
adverb.
When a verb contains more than one word it is called, a
verb phrase. This will contain a main verb and one or more
helping verbs. The verb phrase can be interrupted. An
example is not or another adverb.