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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. I adore all forms of chocolate. Not quite! • Click here to try again. Good! • Let’s try another. Click on the action verb. • Bill sent me a rather rude email. Not exactly! • Click here to try again. Right! • Let’s try another. • Every morning, Rebecca goes for a run. Not quite! • Click here to try again. You’ve got it! • Try another! Coach Johnson benched the starting quarterback. Not quite! • Click here to try again. Right! • Here’s another sentence: • Marcus considered all his financial options very carefully. Oops! • Click here to try again. Correct!! • You’re on a roll! • Please tell us the joke about the onelegged Martian. Not exactly! • Click here to try again. Good! • Click on the verb. • After work, Jeremy usually takes his dog for a walk. Oops! • Click here to try again. You’re right! • Click on the verb. • My psychology class meets every Monday and Wednesday. Not exactly. • Click here to try again. Good! • It’s time to move on to another type of verb: the linking verb The linking verb A linking verb doesn’t show physical or mental action. Instead, the linking verb shows a “state of being.” Here are some examples: Martin is a carpenter. This bread seems stale. We are Marshall. Linking verbs don’t show action. Linking verbs “link” a subject to a descriptive word. Here are common linking verbs: Is am Being was been were be Sensory Linking Verbs The following five verbs, related to our five senses, are also linking verbs: Look Feel Sound Taste Smell More Linking Verbs The following words can also be linking verbs: Turn Grow Appear Seem Become Let’s practice! • Click on the linking verb in the sentence below: Derrick is a professional photographer. Oops! • Click here to try again. Yes! • Let’s try another: • Chad seems quite unhappy this afternoon. Not quite! • Click here to try again. Correct! • Here’s another: • That dog certainly looks mean. Oops! • Click here to try again. You’ve got it! • Here’s another: • The runner was completely exhausted. Not quite! • Click here to try again. Right! • Here’s one more: • The geese were especially aggressive yesterday. Oops! • Click here to try again. Yes!! • Let’s try just one more: • After the stern lecture, the children became quite obedient. Not quite! • Click here to try again. 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.