verbs notes

The verb is the main part of the predicate (everything in the sentence BESIDES the subject.) It tells what the subject is or is doing. Types: Action verbs Linking verbs

review Break down this sentence. The marching band practices faithfully every day. Complete subject predicate simple subject verb Without a verb, we don’t know what the band does!

Let’s make a foldable! Follow the directions to create a verb foldable. The following slides will go on and inside each of the four “folds”

Expresses action Physical action (like “stumbled”, or “ran”) FOLD #1: action verbs Expresses action Physical action (like “stumbled”, or “ran”) Mental action (like “thought” or “loved”)

Action verbs- inside the fold Verb (mental action) Officer Bell thought she knew who planned the crime. Verb (mental action) Verb (physical action)

These verbs show state of being. FOLD #2: Linking verbs These verbs show state of being. The main function of these verbs is to LINK the subject with a word in the predicate that describes or identifies it. Most often, variations of “to be” (is, are, was, were) are linking verbs.

Fold #2: Linking verbs Verbs can be used as action verbs or linking verbs. You need to decide if it is showing an action completed by the subject, or connecting the subject to something describing it. Which one is the linking verb? Samuel looked sad. Samuel looked at me.

linking verbs inside the fold Morgan is younger than I am. Linking Verb Gina felt sick. Linking Verb

Fold #3: Compound verbs Two or more verbs of the same subject, connected by a conjunction (and, or but) Help eliminate repetition (be more concise!)

Compound verbs- inside the fold Original sentence-very wordy Reworded with compound verbs All three verbs describe Michael’s actions. Michael sketched the object. Then he painted it and finally he decided to sculpt it. Michael sketched, painted, and sculpted the object.

Verbs can be multiple words Helping verbs help the main verb Fold #4: helping verbs Verbs can be multiple words Helping verbs help the main verb Can help show time

Helping verbs- inside the fold He might have been right. She is swimming today. Helping verbs Main verb Helping verb Main verb

In the middle: helping and linking verbs Be Am Is Are Was were Be being been Have Have, has had Do Do, does, did Modals Will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, can, could