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15 Cards in this Set
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Examples of Action Verbs |
Fly, dream, forget, run |
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Examples of Linking Verbs |
Seem, grow, is, are, become |
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Action Verb (Definition) |
Express a specific action that a subject commits |
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Linking Verbs (Definition) |
These verbs link the subject to information about the subject |
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Can Linking Verbs also be Action Verbs? |
Yes |
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Can you sing the Helping Verb song? |
After you have song the Helping Verb song out loud to yourself then complete this flashcard |
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What is the verb and subject in the sentence “the man seems taller today” |
Subject: man Verb: seems |
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If you can replace the verb in a sentence with and equals sign or any of the following verbs: is, am, are, was, were, then the verb they replace is a what? |
Linking Verb |
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Is the word “seems” in sentence “the man seems taller” a Linking Verb or an Action Verb |
Linking Verb (because the word “seems” can be replaced with the word “is”) |
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What is the subject and verb in the sentence “the forest appears greener”? |
Subject: forest Verb: appears |
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Is the word “appears” in sentence “the forest appears greener” a Linking Verb or an Action Verb |
Linking Verb (because the word “appears” can be replaced with the word “is”, or “was”) |
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What is the subject and verb in the sentence “the magician appears from behind the curtain”? |
Subject: magician Verb: appears |
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Is the verb “appears” in the sentence “the magician appears fr behind the curtain” an Action Verb or Linking Verb? |
Action Verb (the word “appears” cannot be replaced by is, am, are, was, were) |
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Is the two sentences “he grew tired”, or “the flowers grew towards the sun”, is the word “grew” a Linking Verb or an Action Verb? |
In the sentence “he grew tired” the word “grew” is a Linking Verb. In the sentence “the flowers grew towards the sun”, the word “grew” is an Action Verb |
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Bring your dad an example of the words “grew”, “grow”, “appeared”, “ appears”, “became” and “become” in a sentence as both Linking Verbs and Action Verbs for class |
Write down in a piece your example sentences and check once complete |
