Verb Notes

Linking Verb A linking verb connects a sentence’s subject with a noun or an adjective in the predicate. Common linking verbs: appear, be, been, being, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste, am, is, are, was, & were.

Action Verb An action verb is a word that describes what someone or something does. An action verb names an action. Example: attract, reach, jump, hop, think, roam, falls

Direct Object A direct object receives the action from the verb. It answers the question what? or whom? after an action verb. Not every sentence has a direct object.

Indirect Object An indirect object comes after the action verb and before the direct object. An indirect object answers the question to whom? or for whom?

Transitive Verb –An action verb that is followed by a direct object. –The polar bears /eat fish. Intransitive Verb –An action verb that is not followed by a direct object. –The polar bears /eat slowly. What How

Helping Verb A helping verb is a verb that helps the main verb express an action or make a statement. Example: am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, and will.