Verbs

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Verbshow many could there be??????
6 different categories of verbs? Thats crazy!
Oh no!
Lets take some notes!
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Firstwhat is a verb?
DefExpresses action or a state of being
This is known as the Main Verb (1 of 6)
Ok, enough said!
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What are the 6 kinds?

1. Main Verb
2. Helping Verb
3. Action Verb
4. Linking Verb
5. Transitive Verb
6. Intransitive Verb

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Helping Verb Helps the main verb express action
Forms of Be am is are was were be being been
Forms of Do do does did
Forms of Have have has had
Some Others can could may might must shall should will would
Common Helpers
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Examples of Helpers and Main Verbs
Kyus and Bobby are rocking the long hair.
What is the helping verb?
Helper are
What is the main verb?
Main rocking
Jak the guys were stylin with their new hair
cuts!
What is the helping verb?
Helper were
What is the main verb?
Main stylin
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Action Verb Expresses physical or mental
activity. (Something you can actually do)
Cook Thought Shop
Ride Talk Run Jump Study Like
Fall Love Dream Went
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Linking Verb Connects/Links the subject to a
word that describes it.

• Is May be As Grow
• Are Look Was
• Remain Were Seem
• Has Been Appear Have Been

EXAMPLE Mary is a dancer.
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Yoda is a Star Wars character. Action or Linking?
Linking it is!
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Terrelle Pryor ran against the Troy defense.
Action or Linking?
Action is correct!
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Spongebob seems joyful all the time!
-Linking-
Action or Linking?
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More Verbs

• Transitive Intransitive

Whats the difference?
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Transitive Verbs

• Expresses action toward a noun.
• The action passes from the doer (subject) to the
  receiver
• The word that receives the action of a transitive
  verb is called a direct object.
• EXAMPLE The monkey entertained Zach.
• Thinkentertained what/who?...Zach, so Zach is
  the direct object.

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Intransitive Verbs

• Tells something about the subject.
• There is no one or nothing receiving the action.

EXAMPLE Mr. Doodle crowed. There is nothing
receiving the action crowed, so crowed is
INTRANSITIVE.
Hint If the sentence is intransitive, there is
no direct object.
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• Remember This!!
• If a sentence is Transitive it has a Direct
  Object and maybe an Indirect Object.
• If a sentence is Intransitive, it does NOT have
  a Direct Object.

HINT
Trans DO Intrans
No DO
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Let's Review...
What is a Transitive Verb?
Answer It expresses an action directed at
another person, place, or thing. It takes a DO.
What is an Intransitive Verb?
Answer It tells something about the subject. It
does NOT take a DO.
What is a Direct Object?
Answer It tells who or what receives the action.
What is an Indirect Object?
Answer It tells to whom the action is done.
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Main Verb
Helping Verb
Now You Know Your Verbs!!! Yea!
Intransitive Verb
Transitive Verb
Action Verb
Linking Verb