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verb
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shows action, links another verb to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates existance |
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What is the action of a verb?
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may be physical or mental |
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verb phrase
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two or more words; consists of a main verb plus one or more helping verbs |
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main verb
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contains the central meaning of a verb phrase |
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intransitive verb
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term applied to a verb (or verbal) that requires a receiver of its action in order to express a complete thought |
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linking verb
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is the term applied to a verb that links a word in the predicate to the subject |
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list the linking verbs
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am, is, are, was, were, being, be, been, taste, feel, smell, sound, look, appear, become, seem, grow, remain, stay |
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helping verbs |
is the term applied to a verb that helps the main verb to make a statement |
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list the helping verbs
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am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, could |
