Download Verbs - Urbandale Moodle

VERBS
Action, linking, auxiliary (helping), transitive, and
intransitive verbs
What’s a Verb?
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A word used to express action, condition or state of
being.
Examples:
 Action:
They broke the vase.
 Condition: It appears that she hurt her leg.
 State of being: That shirt is blue.
Action Verbs
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Expresses action (physically or mentally)
Examples:
 The
band marches onto the field. (physical)
 The audience expects a great performance. (mental)
 The tuba player tripped on his shoelaces. (physical)
Linking Verbs
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Links the subject of a sentence to a word in the
predicate.
Two types:
 forms
of to be (is, am, are, was, were, been, being)
 and verbs that express condition (look, smell, feel,
sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain).
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Examples:
 The
instruments are safe in the bus.
 The students seemed bored during the long trip.
Auxiliary or Helping Verbs
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Are combined with verbs to form verb phrases
Examples:
 Sandra
has a pair of Conga drums at home. (main)
 She has practiced her drumming all summer. (aux)
 I will grade those papers this evening. (aux)
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Song to “Jingle Bells”:
Have, has, had--do, does, did,
Would, could, should, might shall
Is, are, was, were, be, being, been,
Am, can, may, must, will.
Practice
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Identify the action, linking, and auxiliary verbs on a
sheet of paper.
Page 16 (orange book)
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Answers:
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 Linking
verbs: 2. is, 5. are, 6. remains, becomes
 Action verbs: 1. visit, 2. scare, 3. lines, stay, driven 4.
strut, pound, wave, toss, catch, twirl
 Auxiliary verbs: 2. might, 3. will, has
Transitive Verbs
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When an action verb appears with a direct object
(a person or thing that receives the action), it is a
transitive verb.
Example:
 Danny
plays the trumpet like a professional.
 Plays=transitive
verb
 Trumpet=direct object
Intransitive Verbs
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When an action verb does not have an object, it is
called an intransitive verb.
Examples:
 He
travels around the country with the other musicians.
 travels=intransitive
 No
object
verb