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Parts of Speech Notes-Verbs
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Verbs
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Action Verbs
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Action Verbs
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Definition
Examples
An action verb is a word that names an action. An action verb may
Physical and Mental Action Verbs
Physical Action Verbs
shout, flash, arrive, own, talk, hit, applaud, praise
Mental Action Verbs
remember, memorize, forget, appreciate
Action Verbs That Can Be Helping Verbs
Have
The actors in this play already have their uniforms.
Has
The director has a script in her back pocket.
Had
Rosa had a theater program from 1959.
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
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Direct Object
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Definition
A direct object receives the action of a verb. It answers the question whom? or what? after an
action verb.
Example Sentence
We saw Maurice and Inez in the audience.
Transitive Verb
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Definition
A transitive verb has a direct object.
Example Sentence
The audience applauds the actors.
Intransitive Verb
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Definition
An intransitive verb does not have a direct object.
Example Sentence
The audience applauds loudly.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
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Parts of Speech Notes-Verbs
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Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs
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Linking Verbs
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Definition
Examples
A linking verb joins the subject of the sentence with a noun or
adjective in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject.
is, are, was
seems, looks
Linking Verbs That Can Also Be Action Verbs
become
appear
grow
feel
turn
seem
look
taste
smell
sound
Helping Verb
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Definition
Works with the main verb, designates tense, and is a form of ‘Be’
Forms of ‘Be’ Linking Verbs
am
is
are
was
were
be
Verb Phrase
Definition
Consists of one or more helping verbs followed by a main verb.
Linking Verbs and Helping Verbs
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being
been
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Present and Past Tenses
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Verb Tenses
Using your Grammar and Composition textbook, define each part of speech and provide examples.
Present Tense
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Definition
The present tense of a verb names an action that is occurring now or that occurs
regularly. It can also express a general truth.
Example Sentence
A great actor wins awards.
I walk.
Present Tense
We walk.
You walk.
You walk.
He, she, or it walks.
They walk.
Past Tense
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Definition
The past tense of a verb names an action that already happened.
Example Sentence
A great actor wins awards.