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2. The Verb pp. 371-381 A verb is a word used to express actionor a state of being.

3. Helping Verbs and Main Verbs pp
Helping Verbs and Main Verbs pp A helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. Together, a main verb and at least one helping verb make up a verb phrase.
Commonly Used Helping Verbs
Forms of Beam is are was were be being been
Forms of Dodo did does
Forms of Havehas have had
Other Helpingcanmight should
couldmust will may shall would

4. Physical Activity laugh, paint, leap, sneeze, play
Main/Action Verbs pp Anmain/action verb is a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity.
Physical Activity laugh, paint, leap, sneeze, play
Mental Activity understand, wish, trust, realize, dream

5. Linking verb pp A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.
Commonly Used Linking Verbs
Forms of Be
amis are
beenwas were
be being been
Other Verbs
appear becomelookgrow seem stay
feelremain
smelltaste soundturn

6. Active Verbs
In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object of the sentence. Salva lowered his head. Salvalowered his head.

7. Passive Verbs
In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence.
Hisheadis lowered by Salva.