Transcript Verbs

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Necessary for the sentence to be complete.
Represents an action or a state of being.
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Running
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Jumping
Action Verbs
Express either physical or mental activity
Examples:
My kids load the dishwasher and clean their
rooms.
I believe it is important for children to have
chores.
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Represent a state of being
Examples – is, are, was, were
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Linking Verbs
◦ Connect the subject to a word or word group that
identifies or describes the subject
◦ Examples:
 The leaves are orange.
 They look beautiful.
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Used with an action verb to ‘help’ it out.
Example – is running, is jumping, were
singing
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1. Susie wondered what wonderful things life
with her own true love would hold.
2. Hunt was a devoted dad, a man who loved
to spend time with his children.
3. The men in the room each drew a straw to
determine who would take the watch until
morning.
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4. She didn’t like it, approve of it, or allow it
in her house.
5. No two people think in exactly the same
way, though some find soul mates who
whisper the ends to their sentences before
they say them.
6. Karen wasn’t sure to whom the award
should go.