Transcript Slide 1

VERB Notes
for
Writer’s Notebook
What is a verb? Ntbk p. 140
Verb: a word that shows action or a state of
being.
Action Verb: shows an action that can be
seen, felt, heard, or thought.
Ex. The wagon flipped over.
Linking Verb: tells about/describes the subject
Ex. Squirmy is tired.
Helping Verb: helps the main verb
Molly must escape.
Action Verbs Ntbk p. 139
An action verb shows an action that can be seen, felt,
heard, or thought.
Examples:
1. The waiter cut the cake into four slices.
(action seen)
2. I admire your determination. (action felt)
3. I hope they remember to pick me up on time.
(action thought)
Linking Verbs Ntbk p. 138
-shows NO action,
-it connects or links the subject to a
word that follows it
Ex: Taylor is witty.
Mr. Beiber is a punk.
You are handsome.
TRUE Linking Verbs: Ntbk p. 137
These verbs are always linking verbs:
to be:
am
was
will be
are
were
can be
is
shall be
to seem:
to become:
Examples:
Perry is sneaky.
Ferb and Phineas were clever.
Candace seemed suspicious.
Linking OR Action Verbs?
Ntbk p.136
Thee common verbs can be either action
OR linking verbs:
1. appear 2. feel 3. look
4. turn
5. sound 6. taste 7. remain 8. smell
9. stay
10. grow 11. prove 12. get
Helping Verbs Ntbk p.135
- "help out" a main verb-telling more exactly
when and how the action is taking place.
Helping verbs are always attached to a
main verb!
Examples:
The dance was enjoyed by everyone.
The organizers could have sold more
tickets.
The Helping Verb Song
(Jingle Bells) Ntbk p.134
Helping Verbs! Helping Verbs!
There are 23...
Am Is Are,
Was & Were,
Being Been & Be
Have Has Had,
Do Does Did,
Shall Should Will & Would
There are 5 more helping verbs:
May Might Must Can & Could
Using Is/Are Ntbk p. 133
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular Plural
I am
we are
you are you are
he is
they are
she is
it is
Grammatical Person Ntbk p.132
Verb Tenses Ntbk p.131
The Tense of a verb tells when it
happen(ed)(s).
Past
present
future
worked
slept
was
work(s)
sleep(s)
am/are
will work
will sleep
will be