1. Verb Notes

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

3. 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, ponders, reflects, grabs, strike, swagger, gossip

4. 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. S AV DO Ex: Children like gummy bears.

5. 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? S AV IO DO Ex: The coach gave the quarterback a new play. Note: A sentence must have a direct object to have an indirect object.

6. 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. What

7. 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. Helping Verb – 6 th grade (auxiliary verb) – 8 th grade

8. Verb phrase The helping verb (auxiliary verb) and the main verb make up a verb phrase. The children are running around the house! Mrs. Bridger has eaten all the cookies. Mother was saving the cookies for dessert. The carnival was held on the playground.