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VERBS
1. A verb is a part of speech that is the action, the condition, or state of being.
2. There are two kinds of verbs, action and linking.
Action Verbs - you can see someone or something doing the
action.
EX: run, jump, sing, swim, draw, play, throw, catch
Linking Verbs – condition or state of being verbs – The linking verb joins
the subject complement back to the simple subject.
Subject complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective
EX: am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, feel, seem, appear, become,
taste, look, grow, remain, sound, smell
A subject complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective that completes the
simple subject.
3. Be Verbs – am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been – If one of the
previously listed be verbs is the main verb in the sentence, the
sentence has to have a noun, a pronoun, an adjective, or an
adverb of time or place to complete the thought.
4. Helping or Auxiliary Verbs – form verb phrases. A verb phrase is the
main verb and all the helping verbs. The entire verb phrase makes up the
simple predicate.
EX: The children will be attending a concert in the park.
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, can,
could, must, may, might, shall, should, will, would
5. A TRANSITIVE verb has a direct object. An INTRANSITIVE verb does
not have a direct object.
6. The function of a verb in a sentence is the SIMPLE PREDICATE.
The simple predicate is the main verb and all the helping verbs if there
are any.
7. Other functions of verbs are:
infinitive – to plus the verb ex: to run, to sleep, to sing
participle – the verb plus “ing.” It acts like an adjective. ex: dining
table, rocking chair
gerund - the verb plus “ing.” It acts like a noun. ex: Eating chocolate
is very relaxing.