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Action Verb Tells what the subject does Action can be physical or mental Example: Early humans moved constantly. (physical) These people worried about survival. (mental)
Linking Verb Links its subject to a word in the predicate The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb be: Be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being Appear, become, feel, grow, sound, seem, look and taste can be linking verbs Example: I am happy. Larissa seemed surprised.
Helping Verbs Help main verbs express action Helping verbs + main verb= verb phrase Common helping verbs- Forms of be: be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being Forms of have: have, has, had Other forms: could, should, would, may, might, must, can, shall, will
Helping Verbs Examples: Animals could carry human loads farther. (Could- helping verb, carry- main verb) People had mastered many skills. (Had- helping verb, mastered- main verb)
Verb Tenses Tense- is a verb form that shows the time of an action or condition Tenses: past, present, future, past participle
Verb Tenses Present- occurs now. I skate. Past- occurred in the past. I skated. Future- will occur in the future. I will skate. Past Participle- add has, have, or had to the past tense. I had skated.
Regular Verbs Form past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the present form. Present Past Past Participle walk walked has, had, have walked move moved has, had, have moved live lived has, had, have lived
Irregular Verbs Verbs whose past and past participle forms are not made by adding -d or -ed to the present form. Present Past Past Participle Bring brought has brought Catch caught has caught Dig dug has dug Break broke has broken
Indirect Object Indirect object- Usually a noun or pronoun Follows an action verb Receives the action of the verb Answers- to what or whom? For what or whom?
Indirect Object Examples: Kathryn gave her sisters a ride. Sisters- indirect object- answers to whom? Ride- direct object- answers what?
Indirect Object Examples: Hannah sent Stephanie a card. Stephanie- indirect object- answers to whom? Card- direct object- answers what?
Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs Singular subjects- take singular verbs To form singular verbs- add “s” Example: Teamwork is important in a jazz band. Teamwork- singular Is- singular Each musician listens to the other. Each musician- singular listens- singular
Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs Plural subjects- take plural verbs To form plural verbs- no “s” Example: The musicians play with sheet music. musicians-plural play- plural They hear changes in each other’s sounds. they -plural hear- plural (no “s”)