- Verbs
Action Verbs
Action verbs are words that express action or possession.
Transitive
Intransitive
Always has a noun that receives the action of the verb, called the direct object
Sometimes have indirect objects, which name the object to whom or for whom the action was done.
Never has a direct or indirect object.
May be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase
There is no object to receive its action.
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Determining the type of verb
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It's intransitive
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It's transitive
If there is a noun receiving the action
of the verb.
If there is no direct object to receive the action.
If the verb does not make sense with a direct object.
Ask yourself: ¿What is receiving the action of the verb?
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Helping Verbs
Linking Verbs
Connect or link the subject with its predicate(adjetive. noun, pronoun that identifies the subject).
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These verbs are only linking verbs when they are followed by adjetives, nouns, or pronouns that rename the subject.
Current Linking Verbs
Indicate a state
lie
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look
feel
remain
be
seem
appear
smell
sound
stay
Also called "Subject Complement"
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Resulting Linking Verbs
Indicate that the role of the verb complement is a result of the process described in the verb.
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grow
turn
run
become
get
prove
go
Are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of
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time
possibility
The main verb with its accompanying helping
verb is called a verb phrase.
These words, called modals, always function as helping verbs
ought to
might
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would
should
can
could
must
shall
may
will
the following forms of the verbs to be, to do, and to have sometimes serve as helping verbs.
are
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In other cases, they may serve as action or linking verbs.
been
has
be
had
being
is
have
did
were
do
am
was
does
They can also add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence.