1. Parts of Speech Verbs Objectives:
To distinguish among action verbs, linking verbs, and transitive and intransitive verbs
To identify verb phrases
To use verb forms correctly in writing

2. Part Definition Example
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
Electra thought that her tattoo was larger than she expected.
Verb
A word or phrase that expresses action or a state of being
The movie starts at 9:00. (action)
The movie is terrible. (being)

3. 1. Action Verbs
Tells what action the subject of a sentence is performing
Most verbs are action verbs

4. 1. Action Verbs Show physical action:
Kim Lee shouted a warning to his friends.
Chuck mailed cartons of food.
Toby and Serena volunteer at the local animal shelter.

5. 1. Action Verbs Show mental action or ownership:
I always remember your birthday.
Jerry had his snowboard gear in the car.
Elfanso forgot it was Tuesday.

6. 2. Verb Phrases A main verb plus one or more helping verbs
Common Helping Verbs be
am, is are, was, were, be, being, been
have
has, have, had do
do, does, did
Other helping verbs
may, might,must, can, could, shall, should, will, would

7. 2. Verb Phrases The police have reopened the missing persons case.
CSI investigators do not overlook any evidence (can be separated by other words).
My car does’nt handle easily in the snow (the word not and its contraction n’t are never part of the verb phrase).

8. 2. Linking Verbs Links the subject with another word in the sentence
The other word either names or described the subject
Sally Ride was [the first American woman] in space.
You would be [amazed] how hard astronaut training is.

9. 2. Linking Verbs Common forms of Be be will be has been being can be
had been is
could be
could have been am
should be
should have been
are
would be
would have been
was
may be
may have been
were
might be
might have been
been
must be
must have been
shall be
have been

10. 2. Linking Verbs Additional Linking Verbs
**most of these may also be used as action verbs**
appear
feel
look
seem
sound
taste
become
grow
remain
smell
stay
turn