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Action and Linking Verbs Action verbs add power and punch to a sentence Tumble, scream, dream Linking verbs connect a subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate. Is, seem Nearly everyone knows about the great Chicago fire of 1871. The summer and fall of 1871 were unusually hot and dry. Helping Verbs Come before the main verb; forms of be, has, and do are used Three students had been selected as the dance cleanup committee. They were moving slowly through the debris. Did they find Moe’s baseball cap? Transitive and Linking Verbs Transitive verbs transfer their action to a direct object. The sentence would be incomplete without a direct object (noun/pronoun). Linking verbs do not express action. They link a subject to a predicate noun or a predicate adjective. Transitive vs. Linking Practice Platypuses lay eggs. Platypuses nurse their young. Their bodies feel soft and furry. May I hug them? Subject-Verb Agreement Subjects and verbs used together must be both singular or both plural My friend listens…(singular) Her friends don’t listen…(plural) Carlos and I ride the rocket cars. (plural) Neither Alfredo nor Jim likes rides. (with or/nor, make the verb agree with the closest subject.)