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Your GRAMMAR Book is… ONLINE! http://go.hrw.com/elot/0030526647/student/ • Copy this at the front of your grammar notebook! The Verb pp. 371-381 A verb is a word used to express actionor a state of being. Helping Verbs and Main Verbs pp.372-374 A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. Together, a main verb and at least one helping verb make up a verb phrase. Commonly Used Helping Verbs Forms of Beam is are was were be being been Forms of Dodo did does Forms of Havehas have had Other Helpingcanmight should Main/Action Verbs pp. 373-374 Anmain/action verb is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity. • Physical Activity laugh, paint, leap, sneeze, play • Mental Activity understand, wish, trust, realize, dream Linking verb pp. 374-375 A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. Commonly Used Linking Verbs Forms of Be amis are beenwas were be being been Other Verbs appear becomelookgrow seem stay feelremain smelltaste soundturn Active Verbs In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object of the sentence. Salva lowered his head. Salvalowered his head. Passive Verbs In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. Hisheadis lowered by Salva.