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What Is a Verb?
  • A verb is a word used to express an action, a
    condition, or a state of being.

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Main Types of Verbs
  • Action Verbs
  • Linking Verbs
  • Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases

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Action Verbs
  • They tell what a subject does. The action it
    expresses can be either physical or mental.
  • King Kong climbs the Empire State.
  • (physical action)
  • King Kong loves Ann Darrow.
  • (mental action)

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Linking Verbs
  • This verb links its subject to a word in the
    predicate. It stands alone.
  • King Kong is a huge gorilla.


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Most Common Linking Verbs
  • Forms of BE
  • Am
  • Is
  • Are
  • Was
  • Were
  • Been
  • Being
  • Verbs that express condition
  • Appear
  • Become
  • Feel
  • Grow
  • Look
  • Remain
  • Smell
  • Sound
  • Taste

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Watch Out!
  • Some verbs can serve as either
  • action or linking verbs.
  • King Kong looks at Ann Darrow. She looks
    frightened.
  • (action) (linking)

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Helping Verbs and Verb Phrases
  • Helping verbs help main verbs express precise
    shades of meaning. Any linking verb becomes a
    helping verb the moment it combines with an
    action verb.
  • This combination is called verb phrase. A verb
    phrase can have one or more linking verbs.
  • We have watched the movie King Kong four times.
  • Helping Verb Action Verb

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Common Helping Verbs
  • Forms of BE be, am, is, are, was, were, been,
    being
  • Forms of HAVE have, has, had
  • Forms of DO do, does, did
  • OTHERS will, would, can, could, shall, should,
    may, might, must

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Strong verbs can make your writing powerful. Try
to use verbs that are as specific as possible.
Notice the difference that a change to a more
precise verbs makes in the sentence below. The
movie had my attention. The movie grabbed my
attention.
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