Grammar Notes: Verbs

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Homework

• Do ex A pg 43, ex C pg 45, ex B pg 49 - due Friday

Last Night’s Reading

• What are the three types of Verbs we will study today?

• Give an example of each of the three types of verbs.

Verbs

• A Verb tells what happens in a sentence.

• There are three kinds of Verbs, Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping Verbs.

Action Verbs

• They can be a Visible action, or a Mental action.

• Visible: run, jump, swim, dance.

• Mental: think, dream, contemplate, desire.

• They can be Transitive or Intransitive.

• Transitive verbs have an action that is received by an Object.

• The dog bit the cat.• Intransitive verbs

have action, but no receiver.

• The cat ran away.

Linking Verb Definition

• A linking verb connects (links) the subject to a noun or adjective.

• If it is an adjective, it modifies the subject.

• It acts like an equals sign (=).– Fido is a dog.– Fido = dog.

The Most Common Linking Verb is the verb “to be”. Conjugate it below

present past future

I

You

He/she/it

We

They

The Most Common Linking Verb is the verb “to be”. The verb is

Irregularpresent past future

I am was will be

You are were will be

He/she/it is was will be

We are were will be

They are were will be

(is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been)

Here are some other common Linking Verbs

• Become - He became a musician after all.

• Seem - She seems nice to me.

These are always linking verbs, just like “to be”

Some Verbs are Linking or Action Verbs, depending on use.

• Appear

• Feel

• Grow

• Look

• Remain

• You appear troubled.• The rabbit appeared in the hat.• Grandma feels the melons in the

market.• This situation feels wrong to me.• Fertilizer makes your garden grow.• She grew cold to me.• My dog looks ill.• Look at my new shirt.• The team will remain in Montreal.• Will we remain friends in high school?

More Verbs that can be both Linking or Action

• Smell

• Sound

• Stay

• Taste

• Turn

• Stop and smell the roses.• Your perfume smells wonderful.• The priest sounded the church bells.• Her new CD sounds horrible.• She stayed focused during the test.• The kids stayed on the ballfield all day.• Will you taste this milk?• Does it taste funny to you?• Yes, the milk turned sour.• The bus turns left at the sign every day.

• Appear You appear troubled. (LV)• The rabbit appeared in the hat.

(AV)• Feel This situation feels wrong to me. (LV)• Grandma feels the melons in the

market. (AV)• Grow She grew cold to me. (LV)• Fertilizer makes your garden grow.

(AV)• Look My dog looks ill. (LV)• Look at my new shirt. (AV)• Remain Will we remain friends in high school?

(LV)• The team will remain in Montreal.

(AV)

• Smell Your perfume smells wonderful. (LV)• Stop and smell the roses. (AV)• Sound Her new CD sounds horrible. (LV)• The priest sounded the church bells. (AV)• Stay She stayed focused during the test. (LV)• The kids stayed on the ballfield all day. (AV)• Taste Does it taste funny to you? (LV)• Will you taste this milk? (AV)• Turn Yes, the milk turned sour. (LV)• The bus turns left at the sign every day.

(AV)

Helping Verbs

• Sometimes verbs are only one word long.• Other times, there are a few of them. They

make up a VERB PHRASE.• The LAST verb in the verb phrase is either

an action verb or a linking verb.• All the other verbs in the verb phrase are

HELPING VERBS.• Page 47 of Grammar book has a list of

HV.

The Helping Verb Song(sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Helping Verbs!  Helping Verbs!  There are 23....

Am, is, are!  Was and were!  Being, been, and be!

Have, has, had!  Do, does, did!  Shall, should, will, and would!

There are 5 more helping verbs:  may, might, must, can, could!

Examples: Which are the Helping Verbs?

• I should have gone.

• She must see that movie.

• Does he like that book?

• He might eat lunch here.

• She must have tried to be on time.

• She might not have studied last night.

Examples: Which are the Helping Verbs?

• I should have gone.

• She must see that movie.

• Does he like that book?

• He might eat lunch here.

• She must have tried to be on time.

• She might have studied late last night.

Reason #14 Why English is an Inferior Language

• What is it called when we put “to” in front of a verb?

• It is called the INFINITIVE form.

• The Infinitive form of the verb is used as a NOUN

• “To be or not to be, that is the question.”

The Infinitive Form

• I like football

• I like to swim.

• To live is to be free.

• She wants a cow.

• She wants to be a cowgirl.