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True or false: Action verbs express action and tell what a person or thing does?
True or false: Action verbs express action and tell what a person or thing does?
True
True or false: Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with information about it?
True or false: Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with information about it?
True
True or false: Linking verbs are also known as state-of-being verbs?
True or false: Linking verbs are also known as state-of-being verbs?
True
True or false: The verb 'swim' in the sentence 'Muskrats swim in marshes' is an action verb?
True or false: The verb 'swim' in the sentence 'Muskrats swim in marshes' is an action verb?
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True or false: The verb 'looks' in the sentence 'The new car looks shiny' is an action verb?
True or false: The verb 'looks' in the sentence 'The new car looks shiny' is an action verb?
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True or false: Helping verbs are one of the three types of verbs?
True or false: Helping verbs are one of the three types of verbs?
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True or false: Action verbs express what a person or thing does?
True or false: Action verbs express what a person or thing does?
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True or false: Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with information about it?
True or false: Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with information about it?
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True or false: The verb 'swim' in the sentence 'Muskrats swim in marshes' is an action verb?
True or false: The verb 'swim' in the sentence 'Muskrats swim in marshes' is an action verb?
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True or false: The verb 'looks' in the sentence 'The new car looks shiny' is a linking verb?
True or false: The verb 'looks' in the sentence 'The new car looks shiny' is a linking verb?
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Study Notes
Verbs
- A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.
Types of Verbs
- There are three types of verbs: action, linking, and helping verbs.
Action Verbs
- An action verb expresses action and tells what a person or a thing does.
- Example: Muskrats swim in marshes, We built a fantastic sandcastle.
- To identify an action verb, ask if the word expresses something you can do.
- Example: Can you swim? (Yes, swim is an action verb.)
Linking Verbs
- A linking verb links the subject of the sentence with information about it.
- Also known as "state-of-being verbs".
- Examples: The car is a convertible, The new car looks shiny.
- In these examples, is and looks link the subject (car) to information about it (convertible and shiny).
- Linking verbs describe the state of being of the subject.
- Note: Some verbs can be both action and linking verbs, depending on the sentence.
- Example: Look can be an action verb (I looked out the window) or a linking verb (The new car looks shiny).
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Test your knowledge of action verbs with this quick quiz! Learn to identify action verbs and determine if they express something you can do.
