What is a verb Verbs are words that

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What is a verb? Verbs are words that describe: – an action Bill hopped, skipped, and ran down the street. – a state Her name is Sally. She has three brothers and a sister. – an occurrence/happening Snow glistened on the tree tops. The blackout occurred after midnight.

Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs Auxiliary (helping) verbs are words that help the main verb. They have no meaning on their own. Helping verbs are needed to make the sentence grammatically correct. Examples: Peter is going to town. Jane would have gone, but she didn’t have a ride.

Auxiliary (Helping) Verb Song (Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells) 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, and could!

Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs may might must be being been am are is was were do does did (main) should could would have had has (main) will can shall

Practice Verb Phrases include the MV and any Aux. V Auxiliary Verb 1. Chris has gone to the movie. Main Verb has gone 2. That worker had eaten in a café. had eaten

Practice: Identify MV + Aux. V 1. That car was sent to the shop again. _____ 2. A credit card disappeared from his wallet. ________ 1. The tomato plant has grown extremely large. _______ 2. Marty had come to the party early. _______ 3. We could have swum for another hour. _______ 4. I will sit here awhile and rest my feet. ____ 5. You should lay the book on the table. ____ ___

Practice: Identify MV + Aux. V 1. A surfer laid his board on the sand. _____ 2. My grandfather sits by a stream during _____ 3. 4. 5. 6. fishing season. Jenny is lying in the sun without a hat. __ ______ That lady will always sit in the sun _____ without her hat and sweat. ____ Before you buy a car, you should look ______ _____ under the hood and kick the tires. ______ Rob invented a robot that will vacuum ______ the rug.

Linking Verbs Linking verbs are words that connect the subject to additional information about the subject. Linking verbs connect the subject to a predicate noun (PN) or predicate adjective (PA). Examples George Washington became the first president. Paul is nine years old.

Linking Verbs The most common linking verb is the verb to be. Other common linking verbs are forms of – – – – to become to seem to appear to look to feel to sound to taste to smell

Practice: Identify AV or LV Try to identify PA, PN, and DO…and T or I 1. The sky is cloudy sky PA 2. His ring is gold ring PA L 3. _____ The fudge became sticky. _____ L 4. _____ The floor behind the stove grew dirty. ______ A 5. _____ I walked to the store. _____ L 6. _____ The soup tastes spicy to me. _______ A 7. _____ I will taste those brownies after work. ______

Practice Try to identify PA, PN, and DO…and T or I L 1. ____ Our cat seems sick. is L 2. ____ His idea sounded terrific. was 1. ____ Choir members remain L _______ 2. 3. 4. discordant. L _____ Joe feels tired after a long day. A ____ Because of the snow, the children _______ will remain in the house. L _____ We must stay upbeat in spite of

Practice Try to identify PA, PN, and DO…and T or I A 1. ____ A guide lives in those mountains. ______ A 2. ____ Margo could stay with her sister. _______ L 3. ____ Todd’s dogs are poodles. _____ A 4. ____ The dogs bark throughout the ______ night. L _____ 5. ____ This document seems important. A ____ 6. ____ Mrs. Jones starts class at 8 AM. L _________ 7. ____ Students are becoming restless.

Practice Try to identify PA, PN, and DO…and T or I L 1. ____ Cream will turn sour in a week. _____ A 2. ____ Martha felt the rain on her face. _____ L 3. ____ You must stay clean today. _______ L 4. ____ After eating the candy, I felt sick. ____ A 5. ____ In the end, only two men remained. _______ A 6. ____ A comet appeared in the sky. _______ A 7. ____ Robin smelled the garden flowers. ______ 8. ____ My father quickly grew impatient. L _______

The more you know… 1. I want to start running. want = main verb (action verb) to start = verbal (infinitive) = noun (DO) Want what? “to start” to start running = infinitive phrase running = verbal (gerund) = noun (DO) Start what? “running” … but in this sentence, the “action verb” is “want” because “to start” is a verbal, not a verb.

1. Feeling sad, Janice began to cry. began = main verb (action verb) Began what? “to cry” to cry = verbal (infinitive) = noun (DO) feeling = verbal (present participle) feeling sad = present participial phrase Who is feeling sad? Janice feeling sad modifies Janice (adjective) … in this sentence, the “action verb” is “began” because “to cry” and “feeling” are verbals.

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