1. VERBS Action, Linking and Helping

2. Action verbs  tell what action someone or something is doing  (The action can be physical or mental.)  Ex. The band members danced on platforms while the audience enjoyed the music.  What are the action verbs? What type of action do they express?

3.  An action verb is Transitive when the action is directed from the subject (audience) to the object of the verb (music).  The Object comes after the verb- tells who or what receives the action.

4. Linking verbs  show a state of being. Instead of expressing action, it shows that something exists.  Ex. The band will feel exhausted after playing for three hours.  What is the linking verb in this sentence?

5.  Linking verbs are Intransitive because they never take an object.  A linking verb (feel) links the subject (band) to a word in the predicate (exhausted).  *Most common linking verbs … forms of be, and look, smell, taste, feel, appear, sound, seem, become and grow

6. Helping verbs (or auxiliary verbs)  help the action or linking verb  Ex. I might feel like playing basketball later.  What is the helping verb in this sentence?