Verbs, Verbs, Verbs

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Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
Were not types of verbs, but were related to
them!

• Action Verbs
• Linking Verbs

(also auxiliary, transitive, intransitive)
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Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni, ,

• There are ONLY two kinds of verbs on the planet.
  They are

• action
• linking

(tutu) ?
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• All real verbs are either action or linking.
  There are other verby things (auxiliary/helping
  verbs, verbals), but they are not true verbs.
  We will discuss these later.

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Action Verbs
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Action Verbs

• express either mental or physical activity
• The dogs barked all day.
• He thought about the day.

physical action
mental action
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Action Verbs

• may be transitive or intransitive
• (more on this later just note it for now)

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Linking Verbs
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Linking Verbs

• express a state of being
• connect (or link) the subject to a word or word
  group that identifies or describes the subject
• My teacher is cranky.

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Linking Verbs

• never have objects
• ALWAYS intransitive
• (more on this later just note it for now)

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Action or Linking Verb?
action

• We celebrated the Chinese New Year yesterday.
• The holiday is usually in February.

• We celebrated the Chinese New Year

linking
1 Identify the verb.
2 Action or state of being?
3 Actionaction verb state of being linking
verb
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Action or Linking Verb?
linking

• John looked tired.
• John looked through the binoculars.

• John looked tired.
• John looked through the binoculars.

action
1 Identify the verb.
2 Action or state of being?
3 Actionaction verb state of being linking
verb
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Action or Linking Verb?
action

• Remain in your seats until the end of class.
• Remain calm.

• Remain in your seats until the end of class.
• Remain calm.

linking
1 Identify the verb.
2 Action or state of being?
3 Actionaction verb state of being linking
verb
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Handy Tip for Linking Verbs

• Linking verbs are like the equal signs of
  language. ()
• Any verb that can be replaced with is, am, are,
  be, become, or becomes to create a sentence with
  nearly the same meaning is a linking verb.

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Action or Linking Verb? Your Turn!

• Any verb that can be replaced with is, am, are,
  be, become, or becomes to create a sentence with
  nearly the same meaning is a linking verb.
• The sky looks blue.
• I walked home.
• Our teacher seemed crazy.

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Auxiliary/Helping Verbs

• auxiliary just means helping

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Auxiliary/Helping Verbs
(sing to the tune of Jingle Bells for a handy
mnemonic)

• be
• am
• is
• are
• was
• were

• been
• being
• has
• have
• had

• do
• did
• does
• can
• could
• shall

• will
• would
• should
• may
• might
• must

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Auxiliary/Helping Verbs

• help the main verb express action or a state of
  being
• can speak
• may be
• has been named
• should have been caught

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Auxiliary Verbs Verb Phrase

• A verb phrase has one main verb and one or more
  auxiliary verbs
• Many people in Africa can speak more than one
  language.
• The packages may be at 401 Maple Street.

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Verb Phrase Math

• auxiliary verb(s) main verb verb phrase
• There may be more than one auxiliary verb in a
  verb phrase. There is only one main verb in a
  verb phrase. It is always the LAST WORD in the
  verb phrase. The main verb is either action
  (speak, named, caught) or linking (be).

• can speak
• may be

• has been named
• should have been caught

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Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb?
The highlighted words can function as main verbs
or auxiliary verbs. Can you tell which job each
is doing?
main verb

• I am a teacher.
• I am writing a letter.
• We are hungry.
• The girls are playing ball.

auxiliary verb
main verb
auxiliary verb
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Handy Tip for Verb Phrases

• Sometimes a verb phrase is interrupted by another
  part of speech, like an adverb. In a question,
  the subject often interrupts the verb phrase.
• Our school has always held a victory celebration
  when our team wins.
• Did you hear Jamie Foxxs speech?