Action Linking Tran Intran Verb

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Verbs, Verbs, Verbs

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

(also: auxiliary, transitive, intransitive)


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Two, 2, dos, deux, zwei, ni, ,

action

linking

There are ONLY twokinds of verbson the planet. They are:

(tutu)


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All real verbs are eitheraction or linking. There are

other verby things(auxiliary/helping verbs,

verbals), but they are not trueverbs. We will discuss theselater.


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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.


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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 orword group that identifiesor describesthesubject

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?

We celebrated the Chinese NewYear yesterday.

The holiday is usually in February.

We celebrated the Chinese New Yearyesterday.

The holiday is usually in February.

action

linking


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

action

linking


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Remain in your seats until the end ofclass.

Remain calm.

Remain in your seats until the end ofclass.

Remain calm.

action

linking


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Handy Tip for Linking Verbs

Linking verbs are like the equal signs oflanguage. (=)

Any verb that can be replaced with is, am,are, be, become, or becomesto create asentence with nearly the same meaning isa 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 becomesto create asentence 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

WARNING: Auxiliary verbs do notfunction as verbs. They HELP the

main verb.


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be

am

isare

was

were

(sing to the tune of Jingle Bells for a handy mnemonic)

been

being

hashave

had

do

did

doescan

could

shall

will

would

shouldmay

might

must


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help the main verb express action or astate of being

canspeak

maybe

has beennamedshould have beencaught


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Auxiliary Verbs Verb Phrase

A verb phrasehas one main verb

and one or more auxiliary verbs

Many people in Africa canspeakmore than one language.

The packages maybe at 401 MapleStreet.


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Verb Phrase Math

auxiliary verb(s) + main verb = verb phrase

There may be more than oneauxiliaryverb in a verb phrase. There is only one

main verb in a verb phrase. It is always theLAST WORD in the verb phrase. The mainverb is either action (speak, named, caught)or linking (be).

canspeakmaybe

has beennamedshould have beencaught


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Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb?

I am a teacher.

I am writing a letter.

We are hungry.

The girls are playing ball.

The highlighted words can function as main verbs or auxiliaryverbs. Can you tell which job each is doing?


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Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb? Your Turn!

Make your own examples using each ofthese words in two ways: 1) as a main verband 2) as an auxiliary verb in a verb phrase.

was

does

have


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Auxiliary Verb or Main Verb? Your Turn!

was does have

I was a track star.

I was running quickly. She does the dishes.

She does hear you.

They have influenza.

They have been cured.


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Handy Tip for Verb Phrases

Sometimes a verb phrase is interrupted byanother part of speech, like an adverb. Ina question, the subject often interrupts the

verb phrase.

Our school hasalwaysheld a victorycelebration when our team wins.

DidyouhearJamie Foxxs speech?


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Transitive and IntransitiveTransitive and Intransitive

Its all about transfer of action to

an object.


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Handy Tip

Since transitive/intransitive verbsdeal with whether or not actionpasses from the subject to an

object, always start with labelingthe subject and verb in the

sentence.


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Transitive Verbs

express an action directed toward a person, a

place, a thing, or an idea (a.k.a., nouns)

The action passes from the doer (the subject) to

the receiver of the action.

The words that receive the action of transitiveverbsdirectobjects always nouns

Transitive verbs can only be action verbs.

Linking verbs are NEVER transitive.


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Transitive Verbs: Examples

Derrick greeted the visitors.

Derrick greeted whom? The action (greeted)

passes from the subject (Derrick) to the object

(visitors).

When will Felicia paint her room?

Felicia will paint what? The action (will paint)passes from the subject (Felicia) to the object(room).

S av

S avaux. v


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Intransitive Verbs

express action or tell something about the

subject without the action passing to areceiver, or object

Intransitive verbs may be either action

or linking verbs.


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Intransitive Verbs: Examples

The train stopped.

The train stopped what? There is nothing in thesentence to say what the train stopped (i.e.,there is no object). There is no transfer ofaction.

Last night we ate on the patio.

We ate what? There is nothing in the sentenceto say what we ate (i.e., there is no object). Wedid not eat some on the patio. This is a

prepositional phrase telling wherewe ate, not

what. There is no transfer of action.

S av

S av


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Transitive or Intransitive? Your Turn!

The children play checkers.

The children play quietly.

Mr. Lopez is baking bread.

Mr. Lopez is baking this afternoon.

Have Roland and Tracy left their coats?

Have Roland and Tracy left yet?

1) Label subject & verb. 2) Is the verb action or linking? If linking, itcannot be transitive. If action, go on to step 3. 3) Say, Subject, verb

WHAT? If there is a noun that receives the action, it is transitive.

T iti I t iti ? Y T !


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The children play checkers.

The children play WHAT?Checkers is a noun telling whatthey play, so play is transitive.

The children play quietly.

The children play WHAT? Quietlyis not a noun and it is not whattheyplay (it is howthey play), so play

is intransitive.

S av

S av



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Mr. Lopez is baking bread.

Mr. Lopez is baking WHAT? Breadis a noun and it tells whathe isbaking, so is baking is transitive.

Mr. Lopez is baking this afternoon.

Mr. Lopez is baking WHAT? Thisafternoon is notwhatMr. Lopez isbaking (it tells when), so is baking is

intransitive.

S av

S avaux. v



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Have Roland and Tracy left theircoats?Roland and Tracy have left WHAT?

Coats is a noun and it tells whattheyleft, so have left is transitive.

Have Roland and Tracy left yet?Roland and Tracy have left WHAT?

Yet is notwhatthey left (it tells

when), so have left is intransitive.

S avSaux. v

S avSaux. v



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Transitive or Intransitive? Your Turn!Label the subjects and verbs in these sentences.

Tell whether the verbs are transitive orintransitive.

Melanie ate a baked potato.Hector and Tom are reading.

They painted the house.Did you carry his suitcase?

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