The World of Verbs
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Transitive Verb An action verb that does not have a direct object. An action verb that does have a direct object. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
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Past Tense Verb The form of a verb that names an action that already happened. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. The form of a verb that names an action that happens regularly.
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Direct Object An action verb that does not have a direct object. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; answers whom or what? One or more helping verbs followed by a main verb.
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Present Tense Verb The form of a verb that names an action that already happened. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate. The form of a verb that names an action that happens regularly.
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Linking Verb A verb that helps the main verb tell about an action or make a statement Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate. The word that tells what the subject does.
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Action Verb An action verb that does not have a direct object. The word that tells what the subject does. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
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Intransitive Verb An action verb that does not have a direct object. An action verb that does have a direct object. The word that tells what the subject does.
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Future Tense Verb The form of a verb that names an action that happens regularly. The form of a verb that names an action that already happened. The form of a verb that names an action that will take place in the future.
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Predicate Adjective The word after the verb that describes the subject. The word after the verb that renames the subject. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
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Predicate Noun The word after the verb that describes the subject. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. The word after the verb that renames the subject.
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Helping Verb An action verb that does not have a direct object. A verb that helps the main verb tell about an action or make a statement. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
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Verb Phrase One or more helping verbs followed by a main verb. An action verb that does have a direct object. Connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
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