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Verbs American Lit Verb • a word or group of words that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists • help make statements, ask questions, or deliver commands • every complete sentence must have at least one verb Action and Linking Verbs • Action: is a verb that tells what action someone or something is performing • can be visible or mental • EX: Tim baked an apple pie. • EX: I thought of you. • Linking: is a verb that connects its subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that identifies or describes the subject • Ex: That man is a famous hockey player. • The ice surface seems smooth. The forms of be The verb be is the most common linking verb -most often, the forms of be that function as linking verbs express the condition of the subject, but they may also express existence Ex: The skater is on the ice. • see chart on page 375 • other linking verbs –see chart on page 375 • some other linking verbs may also be action verbsdepends on the context of the sentence. • Linking: The air felt cold. • Action: The skiers felt a chilly wind. Verbs: Either Transitive and Intransitive • Transitive: directs action • Intransitive: does not toward someone or direct attention toward something named in anyone or anything the same sentence named in the same sentence • the word toward which a transitive word directs • linking verbs do not its action is called the express action, so they object of the verb are always intransitive • determine the object by asking whom or what after the verb Examples • Transitive – He drove the car around the block. – They climbed the mountain that winter. – The dangerous storm stopped the trip. • Intransitive – He drove around the block. – They climbed very slowly. – The trip was stopped when the storm came. Verb Phrases • a verb that has more than one word is a verb phrase • consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs • Helping verbs are often called auxiliary verbs • as many as 3 helping verbs may precede the main verb in a verb phrase Verb Phrases • the forms of • be can be used as helping verbs • a verb phrase may be interrupted by other words other helping verbs include – do – does – did – have – has had – shall – should – will – would – can – could – may – might – must Examples • I should have taken a horse-and-carriage ride through the snow • Should I take a horse-and-carriage ride through the snow? • They will be going to the arena. • They will soon be going to the arena.