7 Questions
What type of verb is used to express physical or mental action?
Action Verb
Which of the following sentences uses a thinking verb?
Celso thought carefully about his trip.
What is the function of a helping verb?
To provide more information about action verbs
Which of the following sentences uses a linking verb?
The work is typed at their desks.
What type of verb is used to express speaking?
Saying Verb
Which of the following sentences uses both an action verb and a helping verb?
He will play football.
What is a common characteristic of all verbs?
Every sentence must have one
Study Notes
Verbs
- Verbs are words that express action, thinking, feeling, or link a subject to a state of being.
- Every sentence must have a verb.
Types of Verbs
- Action Verbs: Express physical or mental action, such as walk, sleep, wave, push, cry, whisper, and think.
- Saying Verbs: Express speaking, such as talk, cried, and whispered.
- Thinking and Feeling Verbs: Express mental states, such as thought, considered, and see.
- Linking Verbs: Express states of being, linking the subject to a state of being, such as is, feels, was, and are.
- Helping Verbs: Cannot be used by themselves, but help other verbs, providing more information about action verbs, such as can, will, and were.
Examples of Verbs in Sentences
- The work is typed at their desks (linking verb: is)
- Kim talked to her friend (action verb: talked)
- Jim fixed his red mountain bike (action verb: fixed)
- Celso thought carefully about his trip (thinking verb: thought)
- Jackie feels comfortable in her house (linking verb: feels)
- After a long day, Eric was tired (linking verb: was)
- The boys are friends (linking verb: are)
- He will play football (action verb: play, helping verb: will)
- The girls were playing in the park (action verb: playing, helping verb: were)
Definition of Verbs
- Verbs are words that express action, thinking, feeling, or link a subject to a state of being.
- Every sentence must have a verb.
Types of Verbs
- Action Verbs: Express physical or mental action (e.g. walk, sleep, wave, push, cry, whisper, think).
- Saying Verbs: Express speaking (e.g. talk, cried, whispered).
- Thinking and Feeling Verbs: Express mental states (e.g. thought, considered, see).
- Linking Verbs: Express states of being, linking the subject to a state of being (e.g. is, feels, was, are).
- Helping Verbs: Cannot be used by themselves, but help other verbs, providing more information about action verbs (e.g. can, will, were).
Examples of Verbs in Sentences
- Linking Verbs: "The work is typed at their desks" (is), "Jackie feels comfortable in her house" (feels), "After a long day, Eric was tired" (was), "The boys are friends" (are).
- Action Verbs: "Kim talked to her friend" (talked), "Jim fixed his red mountain bike" (fixed), "Celso thought carefully about his trip" (thought).
- Helping Verbs: "He will play football" (will), "The girls were playing in the park" (were).
Learn about the different types of verbs in English grammar, including action verbs, saying verbs, thinking and feeling verbs, and linking verbs.
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