Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Action Verbs Express an action Examples Write Sing Jump Trust Love Hate Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Linking Verbs Help to make a statement not by expressing an action but by serving as a link between two words Leaves become more fragile when they fall from a tree. Leaves=fragile become establishes the link Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Linking Verbs Most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb to be Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Example of to be Be Being Am Is Are Was Were Shall be Will be Has been Have been Had been Shall have been Will have been Should be Would be Can be Could be Should have been Would have been Could have been Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Other Common Linking Verbs Appear Become Feel Grow Look remain Seem Smell Sound Stay Taste Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Sometimes linking verbs can be used as action verbs Tammy felt sad about her poor test score. Linking Verb: Tammy=sad Tammy felt the eraser in her hand Action Verb Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Sometimes linking verbs can be used as action verbs My hair grows long. Linking Verb: hair=long My hair grows quickly. Action Verb Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Helpful Hint If you can replace the verb in the sentence with a form of to be and not change the meaning of the sentence, then the verb is most likely a linking verb Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Helpful Hint (continued) He appears angry. Verb—appears Substitute the appropriate form of to be He is angry. Meaning does not change appears is a linking verb Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Verb Phrases A verb frequently has one or more helping verbs The verb and the helping verbs make up a unit that is called the verb phrase Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Commonly Used Helping Verbs Will Shall Have Has Had Can May Might Do Does Did Must Ought Should Would And the forms of the verb to be (see linking verbs) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Helping Verbs: Examples She will play baseball later in the day. Tom might have helped with the yard work. You can clean the kitchen now. We are leaving tomorrow. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Helpful Hint When listing a verb phrase, only list the verb and the helping verbs; do not list any modifiers (especially negative words like not). He will not play Verb Phrase: will play Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Assignment On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. Number your paper 1-21 and list every verb found in each sentence. Be sure to include the entire verb phrase. Also, identify the type of verb (action or linking). The number in parenthesis tells you how many verbs are in that sentence. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs Assignment When I was a kid, I had a major problem. (2) I loved to run. (1) In fact, I always ran. (1) Many people encouraged me to jog. (1) Many people suggested that I should walk.(2) I would always smile as I ran past them. (2) As I grew older, I discovered that it was difficult to meet people because I could never sit still. (4) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs 8. I had to run. (1) 9. A runner lives a lonely life. (1) 10. People do not realize how my hobby has changed my life. (2) 11. Without this pastime, I might have many friends, but I would not have inner peace. (2) 12. Running completes me. (1) 13. It had me at hello. (1) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit Verbs