definition
1. A verb is an action or a state of being. Every sentence must have a verb.
VERB PHRASES
2. A verb phrase consists of one or more helping verbs + a main verb.
3. A helping verb (auxiliary verb) distinguishes between ability, tense, obligation, or mood.
EXAMPLES: I will write my sludge report.
I can do well on my sludge report.
I must do well on my sludge report.
I should have done well on my sludge report.
*Must is a modal used to express necessity.
3. A helping verb (auxiliary verb) distinguishes between ability, tense, obligation, or mood.
EXAMPLES: I will write my sludge report.
I can do well on my sludge report.
I must do well on my sludge report.
I should have done well on my sludge report.
*Must is a modal used to express necessity.
ACTION AND LINKING VERBS
4. An action verb conveys a physical or mental action.
EXAMPLES: Drew thought about his band while he played his guitar.
Alexis ate a peanut butter sandwich but dreamed of going to Swensen's Drive-In.
5. A linking verb’s job is to link the subject with something in the predicate.
EXAMPLES: Drew thought about his band while he played his guitar.
Alexis ate a peanut butter sandwich but dreamed of going to Swensen's Drive-In.
5. A linking verb’s job is to link the subject with something in the predicate.
INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE VERBS
6. An intransitive verb is an action verb that can end a sentence. It could have an adverb or adverb phrase after it.
EXAMPLES: Leslie smiled.
Don spoke with his students.
7. A transitive verb is an action verb that has a noun or pronoun after it. The noun or pronoun functions as a direct object, answering the question "What?" or "Whom?" after the action verb.
EXAMPLES: Frank Seiberling founded Goodyear in 1898.
We watched the Akron Marathon.
EXAMPLES: Leslie smiled.
Don spoke with his students.
7. A transitive verb is an action verb that has a noun or pronoun after it. The noun or pronoun functions as a direct object, answering the question "What?" or "Whom?" after the action verb.
EXAMPLES: Frank Seiberling founded Goodyear in 1898.
We watched the Akron Marathon.
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Using action verbs, instead of linking or BE-verbs, can make your writing more vivid. Which scene paints a clearer image?
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