1. Action Verbs Linking Verbs Helping Verbs
Chapter 15: Verbs
Action Verbs
Linking Verbs
Helping Verbs

2. Different Kinds of Verbs

3. Action Verbs
Transitive Verbs: Directs the action to a receiver of the action
Example: The captain rang the bell. (what “rang” – the bell)
The receiver of the action is a noun or pronoun
Intransitive Verbs: Expresses action about the subject of the sentence but does not direct the action towards another noun/pronoun.
Example: The captain rang for dinner.
There is no receiver of the action.

4. Mental and Visible Action Verbs
Sail
Rip
Bring
Traveled
Swim
Migrates
Smile
Cried
Laughed
Mental Action
Think
Remember
Understand
Expect
Consider
Decide
Hope
Forget
Want

5. Linking Verb List of Linking Verbs:
Connects a noun or pronoun with a word which describes or renames that noun or pronoun
Example: The Sahara is a desert.
The desert feels sweltering.
List of Linking Verbs:
is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been,
appears, becomes, feels, grows, looks,
remains, seems, smells, sounds, stays,
tastes, turns

6. Helping Verbs
A verb or verbs added to the main verb to form a verb phrase
May be separated by another word such as not, never, hardly, seldom….

7. Helping Verbs is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been can, could
do, does, did
has, have, had
may, might, must
shall, should
will, would