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VERBS!
Identify the verbs in the following sentences.
Every sentence is made up of two parts.
Can you name them?
Action Verbs
The key word in the predicate is the VERB.
Burt works at the park.
The VERB tells us what the subject of the sentence is, has, does, or feels.
What the sentence is about.
Subject
He trims the trees, waters the flowers, and empties the trash.
- Most verbs are action verbs.
- Some actions re physical (it can be seen by other people).
- Some actions are mental (it can not be seen).
What the subject is doing.
Predicate
The woman is running and listening to her music.
He loves his job and wakes up each morning ready to work.
Physical Mental
She likes the migrating birds best.
The gardener feeds the ducks.
Examples of LINKING VERBS
Linking Verbs
Some verbs can be both a linking verb and an action verb. You need to consider how it is used in the sentence.
Common
Uncommon
The lily pond smells rotten
- Other verbs describe a state of being.
- These verbs do not refer to an action at all. They simply tell what the subject is.
Linking
Appears
Becomes
Feels
Looks
Seems
Tastes
Smells
Sounds
Am
Is
Are
Was
Were
Be
Being
Been
Burt is the gardener's assistant.
The squirrel smells its food.
He seems afraid of the swans and becomes very pale when he is near them.
Action