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Notes on Verbs
Verb (BK page L69) – expresses action or state of being
Action Verb – tells what action a subject is performing
 physical action:
The dog barked at the birds.
 mental action, ownership, or possession:
The student studied for the test.
The teacher has a sinus infection.
Verb Phrase – includes main verb plus any helping verbs (auxiliary)
The birds will fly south for the winter.
The teacher should have stayed home from school.
(The verb phrase may be interrupted by other words)
Ex: She can never sing the right notes.
(“never” is an adverb. It is not part of the verb phrase.)
Common Helping Verbs
am
have
is
has
are
had
was
do
were
does
being
did
been
may
be
might
must
can
could
shall
should
will
would
Verb notes page #1
Linking Verbs (Helping Verbs) (BK page L75)– links the subject with
another word in the
sentence which renames or describes it
Ex: She is my friend.
Is links friend with she and renames it.
Ex: My teacher is awesome.
Is links awesome to teacher and describes.
 Linking verbs are often part of verb phrases:
Ex: Freshmen can be immature.
They must have been fun as eighth graders.
 List of Linking verbs on page L75 and more on L76
Verb notes page #2