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What is a verb?Brainstorm a definition.

What’s a verb?•Verbs express an action–bring, change, grow, consider

•Verbs express a state of being–is, are, was

There are three kinds of VERBS

1. Action verbs2. Linking verbs3. Helping verbs

1. Action Verbs

Action Verbs• Tells what action is occurring• Expresses physical or mental

activity.• Indicates the action of something

or someone (noun).–Examples: •Victor spoke French.• I thought about the weekend.

coughed

swallowed

awake

ranride

sang

These are Action Verbs:

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2. Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs• A linking verb does not show an

action; it shows a relationship.• A linking verb links or connects.• A linking verb connects the subject

(noun or pronoun) to a word(s) that identifies or describes the subject.

– Peanut is my toad. -Peanut is tiny.

Common Linking Verbs

• appear• become• feel• grow• look• seem

• remain• smell• sound• stay• taste• turn

Common Linking Verbs

All forms of “to be” State of being verbs

• is• am• are• was• were

Some verbs can function as either

linking verbs or action verbs. Linking Verbs Action Verbs

•The lily pond smells stagnant.

•The squirrel smells its food.

•The gardener felt tired.

•She felt the tree’s thick leaves.

Linking Verbs…• To help you decide whether one of these

verbs is a linking verb, try substituting is or are for the verb. If the sentence still makes sense, the verb is probably a linking verb.

• Examples:ÖThe pigeons look comical. ÖThe pigeons are comical.ÖThe pigeons look for their food.ÖThe pigeons are for their food.

Which sentence in each of the following pairs contains a linking verb…find them!1.The koala baby looks cute. It

looks for its mother.

2. We smell the eucalyptus tree. The tree smells pleasant.

3. We feel the tree’s bark. It feels smooth.

Let’s Put it Together…

Find the verbs – there are ACTION and LINKING!

• Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange.

ACTION VERB ACTION VERB

• Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange.

LINKING VERB

Look at your PCR book…

1. Does it have an action verb in the title?

2. Does it have a linking verb in the title?

On your Grammar Pre-test…

Make changes for all verbs.

Homework…Double sided

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