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Verb Notes
Linking Verb
A linking verb connects a sentence’s subject with a
noun or an adjective in the predicate.
Ex: Sally looks sleepy.
Sally is an astronaut.
Common linking verbs: appear, be, been, being, become,
feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste, am, is,
are, was, & were.
Action Verb
An action verb is a word that describes
what someone or something does. An
action verb names an action.
Example: attract, reach, jump, hop, think,
roam, falls, ponders, reflects, grabs,
strike, swagger, gossip
Direct Object
A direct object receives the action
from the verb. It answers the question
what? or whom? after an action verb.
Not every sentence has a direct
object.
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AV
DO
Ex: Children like gummy bears.
Indirect Object
An indirect object comes after the action verb
and before the direct object.
An indirect object answers the question to whom?
or for whom?
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AV
IO
DO
Ex: The coach gave the quarterback a new play.
Note:
A sentence must have a direct object to have an indirect object.
• Transitive Verb
– An action verb that is followed by a direct
object.
What
– The polar bears /eat fish.
• Intransitive Verb
– An action verb that is not followed by a
direct object.
– The polar bears /eat .
Helping Verb – 6th grade
(auxiliary verb) – 8th grade
A helping verb is a verb that helps the
main verb express an action or make a
statement.
Example: am, is, are, was, were, have,
has, had, and will.
Verb phrase
The helping verb (auxiliary verb) and the
main verb make up a verb phrase.
The children are running around the house!
Mrs. Bridger has eaten all the cookies.
Mother was saving the cookies for dessert.
The carnival was held on the playground.